Democracy's dilemma: Explaining racial inequality in egalitarian societies

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 681-696

  Leach, Colin Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

An American Dilemma; Democratic values; Egalitarianism; Ideology; Modern racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141688407     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021033608845     Document Type: Review

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