An African-centered, black feminist approach to understanding attitudes that counter social dominance

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 398-420

  White, Aaronette M ^a   Potgieter, Cheryl A ^b   Strube, Michael J ^c   Fisher, Sherri ^d   Umana, Etefia ^d  

^a Wilberforce University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000643292     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00957984970234007     Document Type: Article

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