A developmental sequence of skills in adolescents' intergroup understanding

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-282

  Karcher, Michael J ^a,b   Fischer, Kurt W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cognitive skills; Ethnic belonging; Ethnic identity; Intergroup understanding; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 2942589079     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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