An examination of support or non-support for affirmative action, race-targeted and income-targeted policies

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 43-71

  Kick, Edward L ^a   Fräser, James ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Income targeted policies; Race targeted policies; Stratification beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010630481     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v04n03_03     Document Type: Article

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