Racism in the electronic age: Role of online forums in expressing racial attitudes about American Indians

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-371

  Steinfeldt, Jesse A ^a   Foltz, Brad D ^a   Kaladow, Jennifer K ^a   Carlson, Tracy N ^a   Pagano, Louis A ^a   Benton, Emily ^a   Steinfeldt, M Clint ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Native American; Internet online forums; Native themed sports mascots; Racial attitudes; Status; Two faced racism; White privilege

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PUBLICATION; RACISM; STEREOTYPY; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERNET; MALE; NORTH DAKOTA; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPORTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77955344621     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018692     Document Type: Article

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