"What They See as Acceptable:" A Co-Cultural Theoretical Analysis of Black Male Students at a Predominantly White Institution

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-368

  Glenn, Cerise L ^a   Johnson, Dante L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American males; co cultural theory; college students; predominantly White institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867888021     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646175.2012.722817     Document Type: Article

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