Ethnic identity formation during adolescence: The critical role of families

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 390-414

  Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a   Bhanot, Ruchi ^b   Shin, Nana ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indian; Chinese; Ethnic identity; Family socialization; Filipino; Salvadoran; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646496186     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05282960     Document Type: Review

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