General and Gay-Related Racism Experienced by Latino Gay Men

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-222

  Ibañez, Gladys E ^a   Van Oss Marin, Barbara ^b   Flores, Stephen A ^c   Millett, Gregorio ^c   Diaz, Rafael M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gay men; Latino; racism; scale; skin color

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; RACISM; SELF ESTEEM;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651083474     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014613     Document Type: Article

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