First comes work, then comes marriage: Future orientation among African American young adolescents

Family Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-70

  McCabe, Kristen ^a   Barnett, Douglas ^b  

^a Center for Research on Child   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African American adolescents; At risk adolescents; Future orientation; Identity development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033622335     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00063.x     Document Type: Review

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