Talking about corporal punishment: Nine low-income African American mothers' perspectives

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 463-484

  Ispa, Jean M ^a   Halgunseth, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

African American mothers; Corporal punishment; Perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 5744252705     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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