The meaning of meanness: Popularity, competition, and conflict among junior high school girls

Sociology of Education

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-191

  Merten, Don E ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031503406     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673207     Document Type: Article

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