Strengths and needs of African American and European American grandmothers in the working and middle classes

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-214

  Watson, Jeffrey A ^a   Koblinsky, Sally A ^b  

^a University of Maryland ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33748608863     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2696232     Document Type: Article

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