Beyond East vs. West: Social class, region, and religion as forms of culture

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 5-9

  Cohen, Adam B ^a   Varnum, Michael E W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84943382073     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.09.006     Document Type: Review

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