"not out to start a revolution": Race, gender, and emotional restraint among black university men

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-65

  Wilkins, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

college; emotions; gender; identity; race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856575889     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241611433053     Document Type: Article

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