Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10471555 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠West African immigrants use strict discipline to protect children from negative peers and permissive “American” values. ⺠These parents refer to child welfare authorities as “911” and perceive that they undermine parents by privileging children. ⺠West African immigrant children understand parents' strict monitoring but find the implied lack of trust frustrating. ⺠“911” expresses the discontinuity between collective responsibility in home countries and individual liability in the U.S.
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Authors
Andrew Rasmussen, Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, Tracy Chu, Eva Keatley,