Social adjustment experiences of African American college students

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Schwitzer, Alan M ^a   Griffin, Oris T ^b   Ancis, Julie R ^c   Thomas, Celeste R ^d  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033415487     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1999.tb02439.x     Document Type: Article

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