Intergenerational parenting from the perspective of African American grandmothers

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 280-297

  Gibson, Priscilla A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Intergenerational parenting; Kinship caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844576582     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2005.00022.x     Document Type: Review

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