The cultural psychology of Palestinian youth: A narrative approach

Culture and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-537

  Hammack, Phillip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; identity; idiographic; Israeli Palestinian conflict; narrative; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649762728     PISSN: 1354067X     EISSN: 14617056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X10380159     Document Type: Article

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