Trends in the race and ethnicity of eminent Americans

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 137-160

  McDermott, Monica ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eminent americans; Ethnicity; Gender and achievement; Racial progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141465128     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014597624575     Document Type: Article

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