Middle-Class African American Parents' Conceptions of Parenting in Early Adolescence

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-198

  Smetana, Judith ^a   Chuang, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0035632725     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1532-7795.00009     Document Type: Article

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