Context and culture in the socialization and development of personal achievement values: Comparing Latino immigrant families, European American families, and elementary school teachers

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-118

  Greenfield, Patricia M ^a   Quiroz, Blanca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Southwest Educational Development Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Cultural values; Familism; Immigrant children; Immigrant families; Individualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875807636     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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