Culturally specific programs for foster care youth: The sample case of an African American rites of passage program

Family Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 166-174

  Gavazzi, Stephen M ^a   Alford, Keith A ^b   McKenry, Patrick C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Foster care; Prevention programs; Rites of passage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030111951     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585287     Document Type: Article

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