Alienation: A symptomatic reaction of educated unemployed youth in India

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-110

  Singh, Lal Bahadur ^a,c   Singh, Arun Kumar ^a   Rani, Asha ^b  

^a T M BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Lady Extension Officer   (India)

^c Ganga Apartment   (India)

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EID: 0030497184     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075996401124     Document Type: Article

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