Caught between the ethnic sides: Children growing up in a divided post-war community

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-347

  Ajdukovic, Dean ^a   Biruski, Dinka Corkalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Children's inter group attitudes; Divided community; Inter ethnic attitudes; Majority minority relations; Parental influences on children's inter group attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROATIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SERBIA; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; WAR;

EID: 46949101910     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408090975     Document Type: Conference Paper

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