Association between educational attainment and ethnic distance in young adults: Socialization by schools or parents?

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-275

  Hello, Evelyn ^a,b   Scheepers, Peer ^a   Vermulst, Ad ^a   Gerris, Jan R M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Regioplan Beleidsonderzoek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Ethnic distance; Ethnic prejudice; Parental influences; Socialization; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644304148     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699304046222     Document Type: Review

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