Silent and Infertile: An Intersectional Analysis of the Experiences of Socioeconomically Diverse African American Women With Infertility

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 497-511

  Ceballo, Rosario ^a   Graham, Erin T ^a   Hart, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

infertility; intersectionality; mothers; race and ethnic discrimination; religious beliefs; social class; stereotyped attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947049337     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684315581169     Document Type: Article

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