Parents' and children's understanding of their own and others' national identity: The importance of including the family in the national group

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 347-357

  Muldoon, Orla T ^a   O'Donnell, Aisling T ^a   Minescu, Anca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

children; family; nation; social identity

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 85017391343     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2308     Document Type: Article

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