The attitudinal effects of minority incorporation: Examining the racial dimensions of trust in urban America

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 629-658

  Marschall, Melissa ^a   Shah, R Paru ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Minority political incorporation; Police policy; Trust; Urban politics

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN SOCIETY;

EID: 34247197604     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087406297026     Document Type: Article

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