Race and gender discrimination in the marines

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-119

  Foynes, Melissa Ming ^a   Shipherd, Jillian C ^b   Harrington, Ellen F ^c  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Double jeopardy; Gender based discrimination; Marines; Race based discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RACISM; SAILOR; SELF REPORT; SEXISM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RACISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883047201     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030567     Document Type: Article

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