Emerging issues in the cross-cultural study of empathy

Emotion Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-78

  Hollan, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropology; cross cultural study; empathy; Pacific region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856454181     PISSN: 17540739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754073911421376     Document Type: Review

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