African-American parents' racial and ethnic socialization and adolescent academic grades: Teasing out the role of gender

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-227

  Brown, Tiffany L ^a   Linver, Miriam R ^a   Evans, Melanie ^b   Degennaro, Donna ^c  

^a University Hall Rm   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; African American adolescents; African American parenting; Ethnic socialization; Racial socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PARENTING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149513104     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9362-z     Document Type: Article

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