Attitudes Toward the Continuation of Family Rituals Among Emerging Adults

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 277-284

  Friedman, Stacey R ^a,b   Weissbrod, Carol S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross generational; Emerging adult; Family rituals

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642324109     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000015558.21334.6b     Document Type: Article

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