Abstract
The cultural values of African Americans have not been adequately incorporated as a theoretical base to develop new public health models. The major objectives of this study were to explore, with a purposive sample, via seven focus groups, 40 African American college students, the following: How do (a) ethnic culture and (b) a "minoritized" status influence perceptions of sociocultural determinants in explaining increases in the incidence of suicide among African Americans? Thematic results of focus group discussions including the following: (a) racism, discrimination, and stereotyping; (b) U.S. individualism; (c) integration and cultural assimilation; and, (d) the prison industrial complex.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 656-670 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Social Work in Public Health |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 19 2014 |
Keywords
- African American
- Afrocentricity
- culture
- ethnicity
- heal inequalities
- public health
- suicide