Normativity and friendship choices among ethnic majority- and minority-group children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-210

  Leman, Patrick J ^a   Ben Hmeda, Malak ^a   Cox, Jo ^a   Loucas, Christina ^a   Seltzer Eade, Sophia ^a   Hine, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

contact hypothesis; developmental subjective group dynamics (DSGD); ethnic identity; friendship; peer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84877759841     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413477315     Document Type: Article

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