Latina grandmothers raising grandchildren: Acculturation and psychological well-being

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-316

  Goodman, Catherine Chase ^a   Silverstein, Merril ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCULTURATION; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LOS ANGELES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18144404691     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NQ2P-4ABR-3U1F-W6G0     Document Type: Article

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