Facade diversity: The individualization of cultural difference

International Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Boli, John ^a   Elliott, Michael A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Diversity; Globalization; Identity; Individualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849144392     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580908090727     Document Type: Review

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