When Black + lesbian + woman ≠ Black lesbian woman: The methodological challenges of qualitative and quantitative intersectionality research

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 312-325

  Bowleg, Lisa ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black lesbians; Intersectionality research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249141783     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9400-z     Document Type: Review

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