Culture-Bearing Units and the Units of Culture: An Introduction

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 91-108

  Chick, Garry ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993736045     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939710103500201     Document Type: Article

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