Looking behind the stereotypes of the "Angry black woman": An exploration of black women's responses to interracial relationships

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 544-561

  Childs, Erica Chito ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterosexual relationships; Interracial marriage; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944434163     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243205276755     Document Type: Review

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