Use of an intersectional framework to understand black women's racial and gender identities

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 589-601

  Settles, Isis H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Gender; Identity conflict; Identity importance; Identity interference; Race; Social identity; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751541337     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9029-8     Document Type: Article

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