African American Families and the Role of Physical Discipline: Witnessing the Past in the Present

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 963-977

  Thomas, Krista A ^a   Dettlaff, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; disproportionality; institutionalized racism; Physical discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859037344     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2011.588537     Document Type: Article

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