Using discourse analysis to explore family strengths: A preliminary study

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Cook, Richard ^a   DeFrain, John ^b  

^a Bethlehem Institute   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Family strengths; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645794542     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v38n01_02     Document Type: Article

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