Body projects of young women of color in physics: Intersections of gender, race, and science

Social Problems

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-617

  Ong, Maria ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TERC   (United States)

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EID: 31444446859     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2005.52.4.593     Document Type: Review

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