Who's in charge? Coparenting in South and Southeast Asian families

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-219

  Kurrien, Rahael ^a   Vo, Easter Dawn ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coparenting; extended families; family roles; sub cultural differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043096877     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JADE.0000035628.42529.e5     Document Type: Article

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