Ties that bind: Correlates of adolescents' civic commitments in seven countries

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 457-475

  Flanagan, Constance A ^a   Bowes, Jennifer M ^b   Jonsson, Britta ^c   Csapo, Beno ^d   Sheblanova, Elena ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^e INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0000919612     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1998.tb01230.x     Document Type: Article

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