Components and Symbols of Ethnic Identity: A Case Study in Informal Education and Identity Formation in Diaspora

Applied Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-112

  Cohen, Erik H ^a,b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

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EID: 0842325106     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2004.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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