Children's nurturance and self-determination rights: A cross-cultural perspective

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 835-856

  Cherney, Isabelle D ^a,b   Shing, Yee L ^a,b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURE; HUMAN RIGHTS; PERCEPTION; RELIGION;

EID: 57049099769     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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