Intersectionality and disability harassment: The interactive effects of disability, race, age, and gender

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-91

  Shaw, Linda R ^a   Chan, Fong ^b   McMahon, Brian T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; disability; employers; human resources practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855163203     PISSN: 00343552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0034355211431167     Document Type: Article

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