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“American = English Speaker” Before “American = White”: The Development of Children’s Reasoning About Nationality

dc.contributor.authorDeJesus, Jasmine M.
dc.contributor.authorHwang, Hyesung G.
dc.contributor.authorDautel, Jocelyn B.
dc.contributor.authorKinzler, Katherine D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-20T15:34:34Z
dc.date.available2019-11-01T15:10:33Zen
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.identifier.citationDeJesus, Jasmine M.; Hwang, Hyesung G.; Dautel, Jocelyn B.; Kinzler, Katherine D. (2018). "“American = English Speaker” Before “American = White”: The Development of Children’s Reasoning About Nationality." Child Development 89(5): 1752-1767.
dc.identifier.issn0009-3920
dc.identifier.issn1467-8624
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/146421
dc.publisherBasil Blackwell
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.title“American = English Speaker” Before “American = White”: The Development of Children’s Reasoning About Nationality
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/146421/1/cdev12845.pdf
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cdev.12845
dc.identifier.sourceChild Development
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