The Denial of Personal Discrimination
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Behavioral Scientist
- Vol. 27 (3) , 371-386
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000276484027003008
Abstract
Working women in one survey knew well that women workers do not generally receive the rewards they deserve. But in most cases, the women appeared to imagine—quite erroneously—that they personally avoided sex discrimination. After documenting the basic phenomenon, the article discusses cognitive and emotional barriers to the acknowledgment of personal discrimination. Ways to surmount the barriers are discussed.Keywords
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