The impact of race and rank on the sexual harassment of Black and White men in the U.S. military

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 256-263

  Settles, Isis H ^a   Buchanan, NiCole T ^a   Colar, Brian K ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Men; Race; Sexual harassment; Status rank; U.S. military organization; Whites; Work role

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874500770     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024606     Document Type: Article

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