Confidence of Mexican Americans in Major Institutions in the United States

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 501-512

  Weaver, Charles N ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Image; Institutions; Mexican Americans; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242287045     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303258128     Document Type: Review

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