Are perceptions of discrimination unidimensional, oppositional, or intersectional? examining the relationship among perceived racial-ethnic-, gender-, and age-based discrimination

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 470-487

  Harnois, Catherine E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Discrimination; Gender; Intersectionality; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928008318     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731121414543028     Document Type: Article

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