Culture, race, and the economic assimilation of immigrants

Sociological Forum

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-277

  Reitz, Jeffrey G ^a   Sklar, Sherrilyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Culture; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Inequality; Race; Toronto

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039052746     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024649916361     Document Type: Article

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