Masculinity Ideology, Male Reference Group Identity Dependence, and African American Men's Health-Related Attitudes and Behaviors

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-16

  Wade, Jay C ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; health behaviors; male identity; masculinity ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049132976     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.9.1.5     Document Type: Article

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