Culturally shaped patterns of disciplining children

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-218

  Giles Sims, Jean ^a   Lockhart, Charles ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporal punishment; Culture; Discipline; Grid group theory; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544304563     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X04270414     Document Type: Article

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