Race and Gender Oppression in the Classroom: The Experiences of Women Faculty of Color with White Male Students

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-196

  Pittman, Chavella T ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; higher education; oppression; race; women faculty of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955871820     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0092055X10370120     Document Type: Article

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