Culture and context: A study of neighborhood effects on racial socialization and ethnic identity content in a sample of African American adolescents

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 479-500

  Bennett Jr , M Daniel ^a  

^a Centers for Disease Control

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Culture; Ethnic identity; Racial socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749616356     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798406292470     Document Type: Article

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