African American resiliency: Examining racial socialization and social support as protective factors

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-48

  Brown, Danice L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Racial socialization; Resiliency; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849027631     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798407310538     Document Type: Article

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