"I hardly understand english, but...": Mexican origin fathers describe their commitment as fathers despite the challenges of immigration

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Bennke, Andrew O ^a   Taylor, Brent A ^b   Parra Cardona, José Rubén ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childrearing; Fathers; Latino; Mexican; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149132157     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.39.2.187     Document Type: Article

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