Parents' and children's perceptions of family processes in inner-city families with delinquent youths: A qualitative investigation

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 355-369

  Madden Derdich, Debra A ^a   Leonard, Stacie A ^b   Gunnell, Gordon A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PARENTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036636221     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb01192.x     Document Type: Article

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