Racial identity, African self-consciousness, and career decision making in African American college women

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-38

  McCowan, Carla J ^a,b   Alston, Reginald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b 212 Turner Student Serv Building   (United States)

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EID: 0031627092     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00181.x     Document Type: Article

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