Gender, ethnicity, development, and risk: Mentoring and the consideration of individual differences

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 765-780

  Darling, Nancy ^a   Bogat, G Anne ^b   Cavell, Timothy A ^c   Murphy, Susan Elaine ^d   Sánchez, Bernadette ^e  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^e DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750550509     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20128     Document Type: Article

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