Exploring whiteness: A study of self labels for white Americans

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-144

  Martin, Judith N ^a   Krizek, Robert L ^b   Nakayama, Thomas K ^a   Bradford, Lisa ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Racial identity; Self labelling; White identity; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064800987     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379609370006     Document Type: Article

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