Structural violence as social practice: Haitian agricultural workers, anti-Haitianism, and health in the Dominican Republic

Human Organization

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-18

  Simmons, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bateyes; Dominican Republic; Haitians; Health; Structural violence

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; HEALTH STATUS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; VIOLENCE;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 77951582032     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.69.1.8271r0j17372k765     Document Type: Article

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