Group socialization: Theory and research

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 305-336

  Levine, John M ^a   Moreland, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84928587803     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792779543000093     Document Type: Article

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