Culture and self in south africa: Individualism-collectivism predictions

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-217

  Eaton, Liberty ^a   Louw, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034170755     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540009600461     Document Type: Article

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