Racial(ized) identity, ethnic identity, and Afrocentric values: Conceptual and methodological challenges in understanding African American identity

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 517-526

  Cokley, Kevin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrocentric; Ethnic identity; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 27744576403     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.517     Document Type: Article

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