Emerging Adulthood(s): The Cultural Psychology of a New Life Stage

Bridging Cultural and Developmental Approaches to Psychology: New Syntheses in Theory, Research, and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; Cultural psychology; Emerging adulthood; Individualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921259673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195383430.003.0012     Document Type: Chapter

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