Examining race and culture in psychology journals: The case of forensic psychology

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-142

  Carter, Robert T ^a   Forsyth, Jessica M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Culture; Forensic psychology; Journal content; Minority groups; Psychological research; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248373402     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.2.133     Document Type: Article

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