Understanding African American Men's perceptions of racism, male gender socialization, and social capital through photovoice

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 552-565

  Ornelas, India J ^a   Amell, Jim ^b   Tran, Anh N ^c   Royster, Michael ^d   Armstrong Brown, Janelle ^d   Eng, Eugenia ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Disparities; Gender; Health care; Men's health; Photography; Race and racism; Racial; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; RURAL AREA; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIALIZATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67149103764     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309332104     Document Type: Article

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