Discovering the Privilege of Whiteness: White Women's Reflections on Anti-racist Identity and Ally Behavior

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-96

  Case, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84858667565     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01737.x     Document Type: Article

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