Latinos, residential segregation and spatial assimilation in micropolitan areas: Exploring the American dilemma on a new frontier

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 995-1020

  Wahl, Ana María González ^a   Breckenridge, R Saylor ^a   Gunkel, Steven E ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Doane College   (United States)

Author keywords

Latinos; Micropolitan areas; Residential segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447503345     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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