Sticks and stones may break my bones but can words hurt beneficiaries of affirmative action?

Four experiments investigated if beneficiaries of affirmative action experience stereotype threat and its negative consequences. Study one consisted of an experiment in which we simulated affirmative native action procedures. We found that affirmative action programs which do not ensure beneficiarie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Devaney, Lee P. G.
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.601148