Can affirmative action make one's way between meritocracy and prejudice?;Entre méritocratie et préjugés, la discrimination positive peut-elle se frayer un chemin?

Annee Psychologique

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-373

  Chatard, Armand ^a   Lorenzi Cioldi, Fabio ^a   Buschini, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 67650172652     PISSN: 00035033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4074/S0003503306003022     Document Type: Article

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