What's in a name?: Preference for "black" versus "African-American" among Americans of African descent

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 429-438

  Sigelman, Lee ^a   Tuch, Steven A ^a   Martin, Jack K ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 25144458092     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfi026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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