Parent effectiveness among single, low-income, African American mothers

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 91-106

  Woody, David ^a   Woody, Debra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent effectiveness; Parent satisfaction; Parenting skills; Single low income African American mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248611406     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J051v12n04_05     Document Type: Article

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