Latino Group Consciousness and Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans

Latino Group Consciousness and Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans*

Objective. Currently, Latinos and African Americans constitute more than one-quarter of the U.S. population. The sheer size of these groups suggests an opportunity for increased political influence, with this opportunity providing the incentive for greater social and political interaction between them. The objective of this article is to determine the role of Latino group consciousness in the f...

Cracks in the Rainbow: Group Commonality as a Basis for Latino and African-american Political Coalitions

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Obesity in African-Americans: Perceptions and Realities

Older African Americans' perceptions of pharmacists.

OBJECTIVE To describe older African Americans' communication with pharmacists and their opinions, beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes about the role of the community pharmacist. DESIGN We conducted six sex-specific focus groups for this qualitative study. SETTING Community-based senior-serving agency located in a predominantly African American neighborhood in San Francisco, California. PA...

Depression and Risk Perceptions in Older African Americans With Diabetes.

Objective. The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of depression on perceptions of risks to health, diabetes self-management practices, and glycemic control in older African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Methods. The authors analyzed data on depression, risk perceptions, diabetes self-management, and A1C in African Americans with type 2 diabetes. T-tests, χ(2), and multivariate re...