Parents' science talk to their children in Mexican-descent families residing in the USA

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Tenenbaum, Harriet R ^a   Callanan, Maureen A ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversation; Mexican descent; Parent child; Science talk; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLICATION; SCIENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249000298     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407084046     Document Type: Article

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