Homogamy outlaws: Interracial couples’ strategic responses to racism and to partner differences

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 3-21

  Killian, Kyle D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Difference; Ethnicity; Family therapy; Homogamy; Interracial; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646674175     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v02n02_02     Document Type: Article

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