What lies beneath seemingly positive campus climate results: Institutional sexism, racism, and male hostility toward equity initiatives and liberal bias

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-215

  Vaccaro, Annemarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77952271416     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665680903520231     Document Type: Article

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