Predictors of racial label preference in detroit: Examining trends from 1971 to 1992

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 421-442

  Brown, Tony N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0033434308     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027321799280118     Document Type: Article

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