Gender differences in African American adolescents' personal, educational, and occupational expectations and perceptions of neighborhood quality

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-168

  Mello, Zena R ^a   Swanson, Dena P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Future expectations; Neighborhood perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247345716     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798407299514     Document Type: Article

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