Unraveling cultural threads: A qualitative study of culture and ethnic identity among Urban Southwestern American Indian youth parents and elders

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-407

  House, Laura E ^a   Stiffman, Arlene R ^b,c   Brown, Eddie ^b,d  

^a SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b Department of Social Work ^*

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American indian youth; Ethnic and cultural identity; Intergenerational contexts; Pan American indian identity; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747891919     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9038-9     Document Type: Article

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