Racial Identity in White American College Students: Issues of Conceptualization and Measurement

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-230

  Mercer, Sterett H ^a   Cunningham, Michael ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

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EID: 0141865740     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2003.0021     Document Type: Article

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