The impact of vicarious exposure to diversity on preschooler's emerging ethnic/racial attitudes

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-51

  Kowalski, Kurt ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Ethnic and racial attitudes; Ethnic and racial awareness; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844242986     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443981460105     Document Type: Article

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