Latino Fathers: The Relationship Among Machismo, Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, and Paternal Involvement

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 251-261

  Glass, Jon ^a   Owen, Jesse ^b  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnic identity; Latino fathers; Machismo; Paternal involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049478919     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021477     Document Type: Article

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