African Americans, European Americans and pathological stereotypes: An African-centered perspective

Psychology of Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 25-46

  Williams, Monnica ^a   Gooden, Ayo Maria Casey ^b   Davis, Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African americans; Attitudes; Culture; Ethnic differences; Prejudice; Race; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882939142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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