Culture, gender and the influence of social change amongst Emirati families in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child rearing; Emirati families; Gender; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY STUDY; FAMILY THEORY; GENDER; HUMAN; PARENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 36849009724     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.38.4.575     Document Type: Article

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