Adolescents and their parents: A review of intergenerational family relations for immigrant and non-immigrant families

Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 115-136

  Kwak, Kyunghwa ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescents; Enculturation; Family relations; Immigration; Parents

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0037232618     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068581     Document Type: Review

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