Intelligence and family marital structure: The case of adolescents from monogamous and polygamous families among bedouin arabs in israel

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-110

  Elbedour, Salman ^a   Bart, William M ^b   Hektner, Joel ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedouin Arab; Intelligence; Polygamy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ARABS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 0037313873     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309598433     Document Type: Article

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