The next 50 years: Considering gender as a context for understanding young children's peer relationships

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 260-273

  Fabes, Richard A ^a,b   Martin, Carol Lynn ^a,b   Hanish, Laura D ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Fam and Human Development ^*  (United States)

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EID: 4344627160     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2004.0017     Document Type: Review

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