Cultural racism and structural violence: Implications for african americans

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 1-26

  Oliver, William ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural racism; Hate crime; Institutional violence; Interpersonal violence; Lynching; Police violence; Structural violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009583521     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v04n02_01     Document Type: Article

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