Clarifying the link between acculturation experiences and parent-child relationships among families in cultural transition: The promise of contemporary critiques of acculturation psychology

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-161

  Tardif Williams, Christine Yvette ^a   Fisher, Lianne ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Critical approaches; Narrative and qualitative approaches; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349166657     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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