Peer relationships: A comparison of homeless youth in the USA and South Korea

International Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 783-795

  Thompson, Sanna J ^a   Kim, Jihye ^b   McManus, Holly ^a   Flynn, Patrick ^c   Kim, Hyangcho ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Daejin University   (South Korea)

^c TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hyupsung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent peer relationships; Collectivism; Homeless youth; Individualism; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348844529     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807079922     Document Type: Article

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