Racism and the mental health of African Americans: The role of self and system blame

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 167-175

  Neighbors, Harold W ^a,b   Jackson, James S ^b   Broman, Clifford ^c   Thompson, Estina ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Blame; Fatalism; Mental Health; Racism

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030445374     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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