An existential gaze at multiracial self-concept: Implications for psychotherapy

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-215

  Taylor, Matthew J ^a   Nanney, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

biracial; counseling; existential; identity; multiracial; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952301703     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167810365909     Document Type: Article

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