"Don't Stigmatize": The Ironic Effects of Equal Opportunity Guidelines in Interviews

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-130

  Madera, Juan M ^a   Hebl, Michelle R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873638306     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2012.746601     Document Type: Article

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