Who is kin? Family definition and African American families

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 163-181

  Stewart, Pearl ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Ethnographic research; Extended family; Family definition; Kinship

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749001023     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v15n02_10     Document Type: Article

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