"Cool posing" on campus: A qualitative study of masculinities and gender expression among black men at a private research institution

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-62

  Harris III, Frank ^a   Palmer, Robert T ^b   Struve, Laura E ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Black men; College; Gender; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960249234     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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