Narratives of grieving African-Americans about racism in the lives of deceased family members

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-235

  Rosenblatt, Paul C ^a   Wallace, Beverly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; OCCUPATION; RACE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COUNSELING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GRIEF; HUMANS; NARRATION; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16244371767     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180590916353     Document Type: Article

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