The relationship between parenting, acculturation, and adolescent academics in Mexican-origin immigrant families in Los Angeles

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 222-239

  Plunkett, Scott W ^a   Bámaca Gómez, Mayra Y ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Acculturation; Adolescent; Immigrant; Latino; Mexican; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038271775     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303025002005     Document Type: Article

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