Emotions and redefining black masculinity: Movement narratives of two profeminist organizers

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-424

  White, Aaronette M ^a   Peretz, Tal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black masculinity; Narratives; Profeminist men

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952466580     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X08326007     Document Type: Article

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