Reexamination of young children's racial attitudes and skin tone preferences

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-403

  Jordan, Phillip ^a   Hernandez Reif, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Preschool children; Racial preferences; Skin tone

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749103649     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798409333621     Document Type: Article

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