Rethinking racism: Toward a structural interpretation

American Sociological Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 465-480

  Bonilla Silva, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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RACISM; STRUCTURAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031452844     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657316     Document Type: Article

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