Exploring Parental Approval and Disapproval for Black and White Interracial Couples

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 755-771

  Bell, Gina Castle ^a   Hastings, Sally O ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; ETHNIC GROUP; PARENTAL CARE;

EID: 84953432069     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12147     Document Type: Article

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