Learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among bedouin-arab children from polygamous and monogamous families

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-355

  Al krenawi, Alean ^a   Lightman, Ernie S ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0034199375     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540009600475     Document Type: Article

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