African American adolescent engagement in the classroom and beyond: The roles of mother's racial socialization and democratic-involved parenting

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-213

  Smalls, Ciara ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Engagement; Parenting style; Racial socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 58149495972     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9316-5     Document Type: Article

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