Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor
Power is long-noted for influencing human behavior. The following article proposes that the drive to achieve personal power may have been a determining factor in what caused the death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida.
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Ball State University Libraries
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://openjournals.bsu.edu/jsacp/article/view/213 |
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| author | Geraldine L. Palmer, Ph.D. |
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| description | Power is long-noted for influencing human behavior. The following article proposes that the drive to achieve personal power may have been a determining factor in what caused the death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32bf71823377499fb8299faa3496c5c02025-03-06T14:22:34ZengBall State University LibrariesJournal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology2159-81422013-04-015110.33043/JSACP.5.1.126-130Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power FactorGeraldine L. Palmer, Ph.D.0National Louis UniversityPower is long-noted for influencing human behavior. The following article proposes that the drive to achieve personal power may have been a determining factor in what caused the death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida.https://openjournals.bsu.edu/jsacp/article/view/213Personal powerSocial powerStereotypingLabelingPositions of power |
| spellingShingle | Geraldine L. Palmer, Ph.D. Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology Personal power Social power Stereotyping Labeling Positions of power |
| title | Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor |
| title_full | Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor |
| title_fullStr | Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor |
| title_short | Dissecting the Killing of Trayvon Martin: The Power Factor |
| title_sort | dissecting the killing of trayvon martin the power factor |
| topic | Personal power Social power Stereotyping Labeling Positions of power |
| url | https://openjournals.bsu.edu/jsacp/article/view/213 |
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