The antecedents of friendships in moderately diverse classrooms: Social preference, social impact, and social behavior

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-57

  Kawabata, Yoshito ^a   Crick, Nicki R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

cross race friendship; peer relations; social behavior

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78650438168     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025410368946     Document Type: Article

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