Games children play: An exercise illustrating agents of socialization

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-139

  Glasberg, Davita Silfen ^a   Maatita, Florence ^a   Nangle, Barbara ^a   Schauer, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0032349567     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1319284     Document Type: Article

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