Discrimination and the Health of African Americans: The Potential Importance of Intersectionalities

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 176-182

  Lewis, Tené T ^a   Van Dyke, Miriam E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; age; discrimination; gender; intersectionality; sexual orientation; socioeconomic status; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046801733     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721418770442     Document Type: Article

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