Responses to stigmatization: The Moderating Roles of Primary and Secondary Appraisals

Du Bois Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-168

  Son Hing, Leanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Primary Appraisals; Responses to Discrimination; Secondary Appraisals; Stigma; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011454529     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X11000592     Document Type: Article

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