Anti-Black Racism, Self-Esteem, and the Adjustment of White Students in Higher Education

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-58

  Garriott, Patton O ^a   Love, Keisha M ^b   Tyler, Kenneth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

campus climate; college adjustment; racial diversity; racism; White students

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651229824     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1938-8926.1.1.45     Document Type: Article

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