The assessment of ethnic identity in a diverse urban youth population

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 190-208

  Yancey, Antronette K ^a   Aneshensel, Carol S ^a   Driscoll, Anne K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000059401     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798401027002003     Document Type: Article

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