Through the lens of race: Black and white women's perceptions of womanhood

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-468

  Settles, Isis H ^a   Pratt Hyatt, Jennifer S ^a   Buchanan, Nicole T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56049108629     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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