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Families in Cultural Context
Strengths and Challenges in Diversity
ISBN: 1559345810
ISBN-13: 9781559345811
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
Published date: 1997
Size: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Pages: 277
Publisher's Notes
This text includes eleven chapters devoted to eleven different types of ethnic American families. Students are encouraged to compare and contrast these families—their structures, lives, and experiences—and thus place them into meaningful cultural perspective.
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Families In Cultural Context: Strengths and Challenges in Diversity
DeGenova, Mary Kay
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