Patterns of racial socialization and psychological adjustment: Can parental communications about race reduce the impact of racial discrimination?

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-515

  Neblett Jr , Enrique W ^a,b   White, Rhonda L ^c,d   Ford, Kahlil R ^c   Philip, Cheri L ^b,e   Nguyên, Hoa X ^c   Sellers, Robert M ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 49549087704     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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