Unpacking Identity: Opportunities and Constraints for Cross-Racial Collaboration

Health Tourism: Opportunities, Constraints, Obstacles and Solutions

Identity-Based Motivation: Constraints and Opportunities in Consumer Research.

This commentary underscores the integrative nature of the identity-based motivation model (Oyserman, 2009). We situate the model within existing literatures in psychology and consumer behavior, and illustrate its novel elements with research examples. Special attention is devoted to, 1) how product- and brand-based affordances constrain identity-based motivation processes and, 2) the mindsets a...

Identity and Racial Harassment

Identity and Racial Harassment In a 1996 survey of U.S. military personnel, more than 65 percent experienced racially offensive behavior, and approximately one-in-ten reported threatening incidents or careerrelated racial discrimination. Perceived racial harassment is driven by social classifications that extend beyond racial group membership. While race clearly matters, there is also diversity...

Opportunities for global collaboration.

Wen-Shyong Liou, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, and Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung; Taiwan, Republic of China. Address correspondence to Dr. Liou at the School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (wlswlsgod@gmail. com). The author has declared no potential conflict...

Racial Identity and Healthcare Preferences

Purpose: Studies have suggested that even when minority groups have potential access to healthcare, they may have inadequate utilization (realized access). This study explores the application of a theory from the social psychology and political science literatures concerning how racial centrality and racial realities, specifically amongst Blacks, may influence patients’ healthcare utilization p...