What does it mean to "know thyself" in the United States and Japan?: The cultural construction of the self

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2000, Pages 159-179

  Cross, Susan E ^a  

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EID: 34247304742     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-2608(00)80011-8     Document Type: Article

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