The double-edged sword: Coping and resiliency strategies of African American women enrolled in doctoral programs at predominately white institutions

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Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 15-38

  Shavers, Marjorie C ^a   Moore, James L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Human Development and Family Science Program   (United States)

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EID: 84919777450     PISSN: 01609009     EISSN: 15360334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/fro.2014.0039     Document Type: Article

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