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Minority stress

Автор: Jesse Russell
Год: 2013
Издание: Книга по Требованию
Страниц: 100
ISBN: 9785509279331
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Minority stress describes chronically high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor social support and low socioeconomic status, but the most well understood causes of minority stress are interpersonal prejudice and discrimination. Indeed, numerous scientific studies have shown that minority individuals experience a high degree of prejudice, which causes stress responses (e.g., high blood pressure, anxiety) that accrue over time, eventually leading to poor mental and physical health. Minority stress theory summarizes these scientific studies to explain how difficult social situations lead to chronic stress and poor health among minority individuals. It is an important concept for psychologists and public health officials who seek to understand and reduce minority health disparities. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном...
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