Stereotype threat in African American children: The role of Black identity and stereotype awareness

Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 175-204

  Shelvin, Kristal Hines ^a   Rivadeneyra, Rocío ^a   Zimmerman, Corinne ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black identity; Stereotype awareness; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995680867     PISSN: 0992986X     EISSN: 21194130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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