The impact of everyday racism on the occupations of African Canadian women

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Beagan, Brenda L ^a   Etowa, Josephine ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blacks; Cultural competence; Cultural diversity; Minority groups; Race factors; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; SCHOOL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PREJUDICE; RACE RELATIONS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 72549104456     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740907600407     Document Type: Article

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