What does it mean to be "Mexican"? Social construction of an ethnic identity

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-60

  Niemann, Yolanda Flores ^a   Romero, Andrea J ^b   Arredondo, Jorge ^b   Rodriguez, Victor ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033068214     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986399211004     Document Type: Article

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