Parenting, role reversals and the preservation of cultural values among Arabic speaking migrant families in Melbourne, Australia

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 416-424

  Renzaho, A M N ^a   McCabe, M ^a   Sainsbury, W J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family system; Immigration; Intergenerational gap; Parenting; Youth freedom

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959579480     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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