Qualitative Exploration of Adolescent Discrimination: Experiences and Responses of Mexican-American Parents and Teens

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1531-1543

  Romero, Andrea J ^a   Gonzalez, Henry ^a   Smith, Bryan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Discrimination; Mexican American; Parenting; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939896229     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-014-9957-9     Document Type: Article

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