Prosocial Development Among Mexican American Youth

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-263

  Knight, George P ^a   Carlo, Gustavo ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural socialization; Mexican American culture; Prosocial development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865299203     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2012.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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