Mother-child relationships in France: Balancing autonomy and affiliation in everyday interactions

Ethos

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-323

  Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Collectivism; Cultural models; France; Individualism; Interaction; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844225173     PISSN: 00912131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/eth.2004.32.3.293     Document Type: Review

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