Bicultural socialization among adoptive families: Where there is a will, there is a way

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1189-1219

  Thomas, Kristy A ^a   Tessler, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adopted children; Ethnic identity; Family socialization; International adoption; Transracial adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547686260     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07301115     Document Type: Article

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