Discipline in the African American Community: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Beliefs and Practices

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1236-1241

  Horn, Ivor B ^a,b   Cheng, Tina L ^a,b,c   Joseph, Jill ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Discipline; Socioeconomic status; Spanking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342590089     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.5.1236     Document Type: Article

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