@article{ref1,
title="African Americans' perceived sociocultural determinants of suicide: Afrocentric implications for public health inequalities",
journal="Social work in public health",
year="2014",
author="Borum, Valerie",
volume="29",
number="7",
pages="656-670",
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 &quot;minoritized&quot; 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1937-1918",
doi="10.1080/19371918.2013.776339",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2013.776339"
}