Adolescents' career choices in East and West Germany after reunification: Interregional and intraregional differences and the role of gender

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1879-1898

  Christmas Best, Verona E ^a   Schmitt Rodermund, Eva ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0035534627     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027640121958203     Document Type: Article

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