"911" among West African immigrants in New York City: A qualitative study of parents' disciplinary practices and their perceptions of child welfare authorities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 516-525

  Rasmussen, Andrew ^a   Akinsulure Smith, Adeyinka ^b   Chu, Tracy ^c   Keatley, Eva ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Corporal punishment; Discipline; Immigration; USA; West African immigrants

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; IMMIGRATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL VALUE; DISCIPLINARY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PUNISHMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTING; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861667808     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.042     Document Type: Article

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