Media, racism and public health psychology

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-196

  Nairn, Raymond ^a   Pega, Frank ^a,b,c,d   Mccreanor, Tim ^b,c   Rankine, Jenny ^c   Barnes, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Words and Pictures Media Consultancy ^*  (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colonization; Indigenous people; Media; Public health; Racism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION CENTER; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACISM; REVIEW; SOCIETY; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLONIALISM; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CULTURE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33745198203     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306061179     Document Type: Review

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