Children's perceptions of intergroup and intragroup similarity and the role of social experience

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 680-698

  McGlothlin, Heidi ^a   Killen, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnically heterogeneous and homogeneous settings; Friendship; Intergroup and intragroup similarity; Skin color

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744565455     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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