Family structure effects on parenting stress and practices in the African American family

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 19-40

  Cain, Daphne S ^a   Combs Orme, Terri ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Infant parenting; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 20044391266     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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