Intergroup relations and health disparities: A social psychological perspective

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 514-524

  Major, Brenda ^a   Mendes, Wendy Berry ^b   Dovidio, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination and health; Health care disparities; Health disparities; Intergroup relations; Stigma and health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS;

GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84881000684     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030358     Document Type: Article

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