Distant but relative: Similarities and differences in gender role beliefs among African American and Vietnamese American women

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 256-267

  Abrams, Jasmine A ^a   Javier, Sarah J ^a   Maxwell, Morgan L ^a   Belgrave, Faye Z ^a   Nguyen, Boa Anh ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African american women; Gender roles; Qualitative research; Sex roles; Vietnamese american women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; CHIEF CARETAKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNERSTONE STRENGTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER ROLE BELIEF; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INDEPENDENT STRENGTH; INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESILIENT STRENGTH; SELF SACRIFICE; SELFLESS CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INFERIORITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIETAL EXPECTATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VIETNAMESE AMERICAN; WOMEN RESPONSIBILITY; AGED; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VIET NAM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928663894     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000038     Document Type: Article

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