Racist events and ethnic identity in low income, African Americans

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1365-1380

  Sherry, Alissa ^a   Wood, Keith ^b   Jackson, Emily B ^b   Kaslow, Nadine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33744752170     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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