The myth of “the tangle of pathology”: Resilience strategies employed by middle-class african american families

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 75-100

  Carter Black, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Child rearing; Parenting strategies; Resilience; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937346138     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v06n04_06     Document Type: Article

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