Children's perception of national identity and in-group/ out-group attitudes: Turkish-Cypriot school children

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-86

  Mertan, Biran ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conceptual development; National identity; Political and historical milieu; Turkish Cypriot children

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251512278     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2010.533982     Document Type: Article

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