Listening past the lies that make us sick: A voice-centered analysis of strength and depression among black women

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-406

  Beauboeuf Lafontant, Tamara ^a  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Depression; Silencing; Strength; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549094905     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-008-9113-1     Document Type: Article

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