The emergence of ethnic and racial attitudes in preschool-aged children

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 677-690

  Kowalski, Kurt ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Ethnic attitudes; Ethnic identity; Intergroup attitudes; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346956980     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309600424     Document Type: Article

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