A man: An autoethnographic analysis of black male identity negotiation

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 968-989

  Waymer, Damion ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoethnography; Masculinities; Metaphor; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 49449102153     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800408314343     Document Type: Article

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