Dominant group ethnic identity in the United States: The role of "hidden" ethnicity in intergroup relations

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-397

  Doane Jr , Ashley W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1997.tb00483.x     Document Type: Article

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