Self-concept as the organization of roles: Importance, centrality, and balance

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Reitzes, Donald C ^a   Mutran, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036768880     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2002.tb00070.x     Document Type: Review

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