Empowering African American Custodial Grandparents

Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-54

  Cox, Carole B ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Custodial grandparents; Empowerment; Grandchildren

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036365329     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/47.1.45     Document Type: Article

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