Within-group health disparities among blacks: The effects of afrocentric features and unfair treatment

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 477-481

  Hagiwara, Nao ^a   Penner, Louis A ^b   Gonzalez, Richard ^c   Albrecht, Terrance L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrocentric features; Blacks; Feature based bias; Health; Perceived unfair treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN COLOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RACISM;

EID: 84887521305     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032566     Document Type: Article

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