Defining ethnic, national, and dual identities: Structure, antecedents, and consequences of multiple social identities of Turkish-origin high school students in Germany

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 400-410

  Martiny, Sarah E ^a   Froehlich, Laura ^b   Deaux, Kay ^c   Mok, Sog Yee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

contact; dual identity; integration; multiple identities; Turkish immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GERMAN (CITIZEN); GERMANY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 85019758260     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2318     Document Type: Article

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