Independent Self-Construal and Opposition to Affirmative Action: The Role of Microjustice and Macrojustice Preferences

Social Justice Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-364

  Zdaniuk, Agnes ^a   Bobocel, D Ramona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Independent self identity; Macrojustice; Microjustice; Opposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555163817     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11211-011-0143-6     Document Type: Article

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