Black students on white campuses: Toward a two-dimensional model of black acculturation

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-403

  Cole, Elizabeth R ^a   Jacob Arriola, Kimberly R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; College students; Out group comfort; Race; Racelessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148855045     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798407307046     Document Type: Article

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