Socialization Values in Stable and Changing Societies: A Comparative Study of Estonian, Swedish, and Russian Estonian Mothers

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 480-497

  Tulviste, Tiia ^a,b   Mizera, Luule ^a   de Geer, Boel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estonians; mothers of adolescents; Russian Estonians; socialization values; societal change; Swedes; value change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858190897     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022111401393     Document Type: Article

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