From the family universe to the outside world: Family relations, school attitude, and perception of racism in Caribbean and Filipino adolescents

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 751-760

  Rousseau, Cécile ^a   Hassan, Ghayda ^b   Measham, Toby ^a   Moreau, Nicolas ^a   Lashley, Myrna ^c   Castro, Thelma ^d   Blake, Caminee ^e   McKenzie, Georges ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE   (Canada)

^d Youth and Family Centers   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Immigrant; Mental health; Racism; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DOMESTIC WORK; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RACISM;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SOCIETY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64949178562     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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