Integrating process with content in understanding African American racial identity development

Self and Identity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-40

  Scottham, Krista Maywalt ^a   Cooke, Deanna Y ^b   Sellers, Robert M ^c   Ford, Kahlil ^c  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Ethnic identity; Identity development; Racial identity; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249107062     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860802505384     Document Type: Article

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