The defining moment: Children's conceptualization of race and experiences with racial discrimination

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 662-682

  Dulin Keita, Akilah ^a   Hannon III, Lonnie ^b   Fernandez, Jose R ^a   Cockerham, William C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnic identity; Ethnicity; Race; Racism; Self other

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CHILD; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; PERCEPTION; RACE; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM;

EID: 79952714167     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2011.535906     Document Type: Article

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