Ethnic diversity and perceptions of safety in urban middle schools

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 393-400

  Juvonen, Jaana ^a   Nishina, Adrienne ^b   Graham, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33646240573     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01718.x     Document Type: Article

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