Identity formation of American Indian adolescents: Local, national, and global Considerations

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 519-535

  Markstrom, Carol A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956024145     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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