A PSYCHOSOCIAL STUDY OF ALBINISM IN A PREDOMINATELY MULATTO CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
| Autor: | Wayne W. Westhoff |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Adult
Cross-Cultural Comparison Albinism Population Ethnic group Nigeria Skin Pigmentation Ethnicity medicine Humans Hair Color education General Psychology education.field_of_study integumentary system Dominican Republic Social environment medicine.disease Cross-cultural studies Social relation Social Perception Psychology Attitude to Health Psychosocial Prejudice Negroid Demography |
| Zdroj: | Psychological Reports. 73:1007-1010 |
| ISSN: | 1558-691X 0033-2941 |
| DOI: | 10.2466/pr0.1993.73.3.1007 |
| Popis: | Psychosocial data collected from 12 albinos in rural and isolated parts of the Dominican Republic suggest a stigma is associated with the absence of skin color. The general population living in the area has a skin pigmentation of dark brown. The purpose of the investigation was to assess whether there were psychosocial problems for albinos with white skin and hair. Prior studies imply albinism is a negative social characteristic associated with prejudice and apartheid in a predominately mulatto community. This researcher recommends that psychologists and health-care providers be familiar with similar sensitive issues among special populations. |
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