What's in a name? An exploration of the significance of personal naming of 'mixed' children for parents from different racial, ethnic and faith backgrounds

Sociological Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-60

  Edwards, Rosalind ^a   Caballero, Chamion ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449096125     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2008.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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