The psychology of black women: Studying women's lives in context

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 286-306

  Thomas, Veronica G ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black feminist theory; Black psychology; Black women; Feminist psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 29844445016     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798404266044     Document Type: Article

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