The Concepr of Family: Perceptions of Adults Who Were in Long-Term Out-of-Home Care as Children

Child Welfare

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 681-700

  Gardner, Helen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0032215198     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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