Patterns of Emotional Social Support and Negative Interactions among African American and Black Caribbean Extended Families

Journal of African American Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-163

  Taylor, Robert Joseph ^a   Forsythe Brown, Ivy ^b   Taylor, Harry Owen ^c   Chatters, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; Black family; Informal social support; Kinship network; Mental health; Support network; West Indians

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901060431     PISSN: 15591646     EISSN: 19364741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12111-013-9258-1     Document Type: Article

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