The cultural context of children and adolescents: Peer relationships and intimate friendships among Arab and Jewish children in Israel

Peer Relationships in Cultural Context

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 452-478

  Sharabany, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 37249071047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499739.020     Document Type: Chapter

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