Intergenerational dialogue to reduce prejudice: A conceptual model

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-19

  Fletcher, Susan Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Intergenerational; Prejudice; Race relations; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548619821     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v05n01_02     Document Type: Review

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