Anger in black and white: Race, alienation, and anger

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-101

  Mabry, J Beth ^a   Kiecolt, K Jill ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGER; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ALIENATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18944379612     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650504600107     Document Type: Article

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