The angry black woman: The impact of pejorative stereotypes on psychotherapy with black women

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-34

  Ashley, Wendy ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anger; Black women; cultural competence; psychotherapy; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CONFLICT; CULTURAL IDENTITY; MENTAL HEALTH; SLAVERY; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGER; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887830220     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2011.619449     Document Type: Article

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