Discrimination at the level of the individual: Cognitive and affective factors

Discrimination at Work: The Psychological and Organizational Bases

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 11-36

  Dovidio, John F ^a,b,c   Hebl, Michelle R ^d  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c American Psychological Society   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84909076571     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410611567     Document Type: Chapter

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