Parents' Experiences of Discrimination and Family Relationship Qualities: The Role of Gender

Family Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-296

  Riina, Elizabeth M ^a   McHale, Susan M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressivity; Gender; Instrumentality; Racial discrimination; Relationship quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955146429     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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