Forgiveness in response to cultural microaggressions

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 291-300

  Schoulte, Joleen C ^a   Schultz, Jessica M ^b   Altmaier, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural microaggressions; discrimination; forgiveness; interpersonal offenses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860806459     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2011.634266     Document Type: Article

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