Cultural and Parental Communicative Influences on the Career Success of White and Black Women

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 194-217

  Bradford, Lisa ^a   Buck, Jessica Lee ^b   Meyers, Renée A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Metavante Corporation in Milwaukee   (United States)

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EID: 24644486832     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.2001.10162434     Document Type: Article

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