Psychological acculturation of ethnic minorities into white Anglo American culture: Consequences and predictors

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1208-1228

  Ghorpade, Jai ^a   Lackritz, Jim ^a   Singh, Gangaram ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7444225900     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02004.x     Document Type: Article

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