Extracurricular Activities in Multiethnic Middle Schools: Ideal Context for Positive Intergroup Attitudes?

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 407-422

  Knifsend, Casey A ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 85002961494     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12278     Document Type: Article

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