The central role of familial ethnic socialization in latino adolescents' cultural orientation

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-60

  Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a   Alfaro, Edna C ^a   Bámaca, Mayra Y ^b   Guimond, Amy B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescence; Adolescent development outcomes; Culture; Ethnicity; Hispanic Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949099539     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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