Strategic ethnicity: The construction of multi-racial/multi-ethnic religious community

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 856-881

  Stanczak, Gregory C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Identity; Integration; Organizational Culture; Race; Religion

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; RACIAL IDENTITY; RELIGION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749858196     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870600814312     Document Type: Article

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