Gendered processes of adaptation: Understanding parent-child relations in chinese immigrant families

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 467-481

  Qin, Desirée B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Immigrant adaptation; Immigrant family; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749100816     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9485-4     Document Type: Article

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