A new American dilemma? The effect of ethnic identification and public service on the national inclusion of ethnic minorities

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 691-705

  Yogeeswaran, Kumar ^a   Dasgupta, Nilanjana ^a   Gomez, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84866541734     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1894     Document Type: Article

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