Quotas and affirmative action: Understanding group-based outcomes and attitudes
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Understanding affirmative action.
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عنوان ژورنال: Social and Personality Psychology Compass
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1751-9004
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12374