Intimate culture of families in the early socialization of literacy

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-405

  Serpell, Robert ^a   Sonnenschein, Susan ^a   Baker, Linda ^a   Ganapathy, Hemalatha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 0036931585     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.16.4.391     Document Type: Article

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