Nigrescence attitudes in adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-178

  Worrell, Frank C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; CRIS; Development; Nigrescence; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149156002     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798408315118     Document Type: Article

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