Contact theory extended: The effects of prior racial contact on current social ties

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 745-761

  Emerson, Michael O ^a   Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert ^b   Yancey, George ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0036755685     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00112     Document Type: Review

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