The influence of culture on pretend play: The case of mennonite children

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 538-565

  Carlson, Stephanie M ^a   Taylor, Marjorie ^b   Levin, Gerald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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