Personal reflections: Barriers and strategies in increasing diversity in psychology

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-172

  Vasquez, Melba J T ^a,j   Lott, Bernice ^b   García Vázquez, Enedina ^c   Grant, Sheila K ^d   Iwamasa, Gayle Y ^e   Molina, Ludwin E ^f   Ragsdale, Brian L ^g   Vestal Dowdy, Elise ^h,i  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ Psychological Services Department

^j New Mexico State University ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

Barriers to and strategies for achievement; Ethnic minority recruitment and retention; Increasing diversity; Increasing persons of color in psychology; Multiple diversities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644490348     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.2.157     Document Type: Article

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