Empirical Race Psychology and the Hermeneutics of Epistemological Violence

Human Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-255

  Teo, Thomas ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epistemological violence; Hermeneutics; Psychology; Scientific racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052273361     PISSN: 01638548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10746-011-9179-8     Document Type: Article

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