How culture constructs our sense of neighborhood:Mentalmaps and children's perceptions of place

Journal of Geography

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-29

  Gillespie, Carol Ann ^a  

^a Appalachian folkways of West Virginia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Mental map; Multicultural education; Sketch map; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; MULTICULTURALISM; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL INCLUSION; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649305725     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340903459447     Document Type: Article

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