Stereotypes of Black American Women Related to Sexuality and Motherhood

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 414-427

  Rosenthal, Lisa ^a   Lobel, Marci ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black; gender; intersectionality; pregnancy; psychology of women; race; stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982238985     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684315627459     Document Type: Article

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