White backlash in the 'post-racial' United States

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 721-730

  Hughey, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

affirmative action; backlash; identity; politics; racism; whiteness

Indexed keywords

POLITICS; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896507572     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2014.886710     Document Type: Article

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