Racial-ethnic self-schemas and segmented assimilation: Identity and the academic achievement of Hispanic youth

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-320

  Altschul, Inna ^a   Oyserman, Daphna ^b,c   Bybee, Deborah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b Institute for Social Research

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55749088972     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250807100309     Document Type: Article

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