Exploring relationship functioning in premarital Caucasian and Latino/a couples: Recognizing and valuing cultural differences

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Parra Cardona, José Rubén ^a   Busby, Dean M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL BIAS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACISM; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 33747605076     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.37.3.345     Document Type: Review

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