Colorism embodied: Skin tone and psychosocial well-being in adolescence

Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 281-312

  Fegley, Suzanne G ^a   Spencer, Margaret B ^a   Goss, Tyhesha N ^a   Harpalani, Vinay ^a   Charles, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203809778     Document Type: Chapter

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