Adolescents' and mothers' understanding of children's rights in the home

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-398

  Ruck, Martin D ^a   Peterson Badali, Michele ^b   Day, David M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0036024899     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1532-7795.00038     Document Type: Article

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