Culture wars: American moral divisions across the adult lifespan

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-121

  Jensen, Lene Arnett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Culture; Culture wars; Moral evaluation; Moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944433494     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02510084     Document Type: Article

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