Race, culture, and ethnicity: Implications for a community intervention

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-99

  Murry, Velma M ^a   Kotchick, Beth A ^b   Wallace, Scyatta ^c   Ketchen, Bethany ^d   Eddings, Kenya ^e   Heller, Laurie ^a   Collier, Ida ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Family based prevention; Historical perspectives; Parents Matter! Program; Prevention and intervention approaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142515446     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCFS.0000010492.70526.7d     Document Type: Review

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