Racism and invisibility: Race-related stress, emotional abuse and psychological trauma for people of color

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 9-30

  Franklin, Anderson J ^a   Boyd Franklin, Nancy ^b   Kelly, Shalonda ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antiracist movement; Invisibility syndrome; Microaggressions; Race related stress; Racism; White privilege

Indexed keywords

COLOR DISCRIMINATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RACISM; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 33750519651     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v06n02_02     Document Type: Review

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