Securing her experience: Friendship versus popularity

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-365

  Merten, Don E ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3543042503     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353504044635     Document Type: Review

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