Perceived discrimination and linguistic adaptation of adolescent children of immigrants

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 940-952

  Medvedeva, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children of immigrants; Discrimination; Language proficiency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIGRATION; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIGRANT; PREJUDICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954244979     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9434-8     Document Type: Article

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