Individualism-collectivism and self-concept: Social or contextual?

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-383

  Parkes, Louise P ^a   Schneider, Sherry K ^a   Bochner, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0033260106     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-839X.00046     Document Type: Article

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