Linking ethnic diversity & two-way symmetry: Modeling female african american practitioners’ roles

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-299

  Pompper, Donnalyn ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84951016136     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1532-754X.2004.11925130     Document Type: Article

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