Invited Reflection: Intersectionality as an Epistemological Challenge to Psychology

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 171-176

  Warner, Leah R ^a   Settles, Isis H ^b   Shields, Stephanie A ^c  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84969847922     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684316641384     Document Type: Note

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