Situational Stability and Variability in African American Racial Identity

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-50

  Shelton, J Nicole ^a,a   Sellers, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84990316968     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798400026001002     Document Type: Article

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