African American men and the experience of employment discrimination

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Mong, Sherry N ^a   Roscigno, Vincent J ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 76549107082     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-009-9142-4     Document Type: Article

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