African American adolescent mothers and grandmothers: A multigenerational approach to parenting

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 37-46

  Oberlander, Sarah E ^a,b   Black, Maureen M ^b   Starr Jr , Raymond H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; African American; Mother grandmother relationship; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOTHER; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 34247340586     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9087-2     Document Type: Article

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