What is the meaning of 'black'? Researching 'black' respondents

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 369-387

  Maylor, Uvanney ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

'Black'; 'Difference'; Ethics; In exclusion; Reflexivity; Self definition

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATION; ETHICS; RESEARCH WORK; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 58149474138     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870802196773     Document Type: Article

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