Racial and Ethnie Identity Development in White Mothers of Biracial, Black-White Children

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-84

  O'Donoghue, Margaret ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic identity; Interracial families; Mothers of biracial children; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842325044     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903260795     Document Type: Review

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