Perceived Age, Gender, and Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Europe: Results from the European Social Survey

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 499-517

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84896709315     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2013.845490     Document Type: Article

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