Gender Matters. So Do Race and Class: Experiences of Gendered Racism on the Wal-Mart Shop Floor.
This article demonstrates how biography shapes the experiences and testimonies of the women who participated in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart class action lawsuit. Using content analysis of 110 legal declarations, this study addresses three themes observed within court documents: gender discrimination, race...
| Published in: | Humanity & Society Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 341 - 363 |
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Association for Humanist Sociology
November 2009
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