Presidential Address - Social change and human development: Experiences from German unification

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-13

  Silbereisen, Rainer K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; GERMANY; HABIT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; WORK;

EID: 12744269464     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250444000478     Document Type: Article

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