Colorism and School-to-Work and School-to-College Transitions of African American Adolescents

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-27

  Ryabov, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Colorism; Gender; School to college transitions; School to work; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873509911     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-012-9081-7     Document Type: Article

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