Culture and competition: Homophily and distancing explanations for cultural niches

American Sociological Review

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-345

  Mark, Noah P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041339905     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1519727     Document Type: Article

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