An intersectional social capital analysis of the influence of historically black sororities on African American women's college experiences at a predominantly white institution

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 282-294

  Greyerbiehl, Lindsay ^a   Mitchell, Donald ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; historically Black sororities; intersectionality; predominantly White institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027947278     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037605     Document Type: Article

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