South Asian women: Identities and conflicts

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 306-319

  Inman, Arpana G ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural value conflict; Ethnic identity; Racial identity; South Asian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AWARENESS; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; INTIMACY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RACE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX ROLE; SOUTH ASIA; ADOLESCENT; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICANS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745804555     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.12.2.306     Document Type: Article

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