Cultural socialization in families with internationally adopted children

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-580

  Lee, Richard M ^a   Grotevant, Harold D ^a   Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^a   Gunnar, Megan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural socialization; International adoption; Parenting; Racial attitudes; Transracial

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PARENTING; PREJUDICE; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33845888540     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.4.571     Document Type: Article

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