Acculturative Stress Among People of Mexican Descent: The Role of Acculturation, Social Capital, and Family Role Expectations

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 311-333

  Archuleta, Adrian J ^a   Teasley, Martell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; acculturative stress; family role expectations; Hispanics Latinos; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878521960     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2013.766297     Document Type: Article

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