Talking when talking is tough: Taking on conversations about race, sexual orientation, gender, class and other aspects of social identity

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 377-392

  Miller, Joshua ^a   Donner, Susan ^b   Fraser, Edith ^c  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Smith School for Social Work   (United States)

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EID: 2442629556     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: 15530426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377310409517722     Document Type: Article

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