Constructivist and intersectional interpretations of a lesbian college student's multiple social identities

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 186-216

  Abes, Elisa S ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859209160     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: 15384640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2012.0013     Document Type: Article

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