Perceived discrimination and self-esteem among ethnic majority and minority youths in Costa Rica;Discriminación percibida y autoestima en jóvenes de grupos minoritarios y mayoritarios en Costa Rica

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-106

  Castro, Vanessa Smith ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Discrimination; Ethnic identity; Racial and ethnic attitudes; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247672331     PISSN: 00349690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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