The black box: How high-achieving blacks resist stereotypes about black Americans

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-524

  Fries Britt, Sharon ^a,c   Griffin, Kimberly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c 2203 Benjamin Building ^*  (United States)

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EID: 35248835249     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2007.0048     Document Type: Article

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