Are admissions decisions based on family ties fairer than those that consider race? Social dominance orientation and attitudes toward legacy vs. affirmative action policies

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 554-558

  Gutiérrez, Angélica S ^a   Unzueta, Miguel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Legacy; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; ASIAN; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HUMAN; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 84868682233     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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