Currents in a stream: College student identities and ethnic identities and their relationship with self-esteem, efficacy, and grade point average in an urban university

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 345-367

  Jaret, Charles ^a   Reitzes, Donald C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64549086851     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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