Social Identity and Preferred Ethnic/Racial Labels for Blacks in Canada

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 216-234

  Boatswain, Sharon J ^a   Lalonde, Richard N ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84990373727     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798400026002006     Document Type: Article

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