Cultural value orientations and accommodation among heterosexual relationships in Jamaica

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-186

  Gaines Jr , Stanley O ^a   Ramkissoon, Marina ^b   Matthies, Brigitte K ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Caribbean psychology; Cultural values; Heterosexual relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844232512     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798403029002003     Document Type: Article

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