Parental experiences of racial discrimination and youth racial socialization in two-parent African American families

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 268-276

  Smith, Shardé McNeil ^a   Reynolds, Jamila E ^b   Fincham, Frank D ^b   Beach, Steven R H ^c  

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

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Couples; Discrimination; Parenting; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROGENY; RACISM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; ETHNOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; RACISM; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938351247     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000064     Document Type: Article

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