Ethnic Label Use in Adolescents from Traditional and Non-Traditional Immigrant Communities

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 719-729

  Kiang, Lisa ^a   Perreira, Krista M ^b   Fuligni, Andrew J ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Ethnic identity; Ethnic labeling; Geographic setting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 79955839656     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9597-3     Document Type: Article

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