Ethnic intermarriage among immigrants in the Netherlands: An analysis of population data

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1065-1086

  van Tubergen, Frank ^a   Maas, Ineke ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic intermarriage; Integration; Migration; Netherlands; Population studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447501825     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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