Children's moral orientation: Does the gender of dilemma character make a difference?

Journal of Moral Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-58

  Beal, Carole R ^a   Garrod, Andrew ^b   Ruben, Kate ^b   Stewart, Terri L ^b   Dekle, Dawn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031487997     PISSN: 03057240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305724970260103     Document Type: Article

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