Linking Contextual Affordances: Examining Racial-Ethnic Socialization and Parental Career Support Among African American College Students

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 301-320

  Blackmon, Sha'Kema M ^a   Thomas, Anita Jones ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; career development; college students; parental career support; racial ethnic socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901336642     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845313495588     Document Type: Review

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