Prosocial Involvement Among African American Young Adults: Considering Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-341

  White Johnson, Rhonda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; discrimination; prosocial involvement; racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863457977     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798411420429     Document Type: Article

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