Endlessly creating myself: Examining marketplace inclusion through the lived experience of black and white male millennial

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 32, Issue SPL.ISSUE, 2013, Pages 95-105

  Thomas, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Intersectionality; Marketplace inclusion; Masculinity manhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878390765     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.12.049     Document Type: Article

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