Best friends forever? Race and the stability of adolescent friendships

Social Forces

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 585-607

  Rude, Jesse ^a   Herda, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79953155319     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0059     Document Type: Article

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