Microaggressions, Discrimination, and Phenotype among African Americans: A Latent Class Analysis of the Impact of Skin Tone and BMI

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 233-255

  Keith, Verna M ^a   Nguyen, Ann W ^b   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^c   Mouzon, Dawne M ^d   Chatters, Linda M ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85013344037     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soin.12168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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