Observed gender differences in African American mother-child relationships and child behavior

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-141

  Mandara, Jelani ^a   Murray, Carolyn B ^b   Telesford, James M ^c   Varner, Fatima A ^d   Richman, Scott B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Gender differences; Observational studies; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855954128     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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