Race-Ethnicity and Culture in the Family and Youth Outcomes: Test of a Path Model with Korean American Youth and Parents

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-84

  Choi, Yoonsun ^a   Tan, Kevin Poh Hiong ^a   Yasui, Miwa ^a   Pekelnicky, Dina Drankus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural orientation; Culture; Family socialization; Race ethnicity; Youth outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893975620     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-014-9111-8     Document Type: Article

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