Colorblindness and diversity: Conflicting goals in decisions influenced by race

Social Cognition

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-111

  Norton, Michael I ^a   Vandello, Joseph A ^b   Biga, Andrew ^b   Darley, John M ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61449259855     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2008.26.1.102     Document Type: Article

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