Television media as a potential negative factor in the racial identity development of Sfrican American youth

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-342

  Martin, Ardis C ^a,b  

^a West Central Mental Health Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERNALIZATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48849101667     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.32.4.338     Document Type: Review

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