Value Isomorphism in the European Social Survey: Exploration of Meaning Shifts in Values Across Levels

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 883-898

  Fischer, Ronald ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

attitudes; beliefs; cultural psychology; methodology; values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863503692     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022111413276     Document Type: Article

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