Influences on counselor race preferences: Distinguishing black racial attitudes from black racial identity

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-76

  Ferguson, Tara M ^a   Leach, Mark M ^a   Levy, Jacob J ^b   Nicholson, Bonnie C ^a   Johnson, James D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 42549086276     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2008.tb00071.x     Document Type: Article

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