Achieved Eminence in Minority and Majority Cultures: Convergence Versus Divergence in the Assessments of 294 African Americans

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 804-817

  Simonton, Dean Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032381564     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.3.804     Document Type: Article

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