Tolerance of Muslim beliefs and practices: Age related differences and context effects

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-477

  Verkuyten, Maykel ^a   Slooter, Luuk ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contexts; Education; Religion; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL BIAS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; MOSLEM; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 34548371840     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407081480     Document Type: Article

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