The Multidimensionality of Racial/Ethnic Socialization: Scale Construction for the Cultural and Racial Experiences of Socialization (CARES)

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 96-108

  Bentley Edwards, Keisha L ^a   Stevenson, Howard C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Parenting; Racial socialization; Racism; Scale construction; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953359980     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-015-0214-7     Document Type: Article

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