"You have to show strength": An exploration of gender, race, and depression

Gender and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-51

  Beauboeuf Lafontant, Tamara ^a  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Depression; Gender; Race; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846007265     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243206294108     Document Type: Article

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