The supply and demand side of occupational segregation: The case of an intercollegiate athletic department

Journal of African American Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-454

  McDowell, Jacqueline ^a   Cunningham, George B ^b   Singer, John N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Intercollegiate athletics; Occupational segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350716503     PISSN: 15591646     EISSN: 19364741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12111-008-9057-2     Document Type: Article

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