Feelings about language brokering and family relations among Mexican American early adolescents

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 545-561

  Weisskirch, Robert S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Family processes; Language brokering; Latino

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248869194     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431607302935     Document Type: Article

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