Power strategies used in conflict resolution by popular and rejected black South African children

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 39-54

  Bonn, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

conflict resolution; gender; Power strategies; sociometric status; South African children

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844292869     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443951140104     Document Type: Article

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