Culture and human development

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-77

  Nsamenang, A Bame ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Human Development Resource Centre   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 41549124642     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701859093     Document Type: Review

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