Introduction: Who's at the bottom? Examining claims about racial hierarchy

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 859-877

  Song, Miri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Ethnic minorities; Race; Racial hierarchy; Racism; USA

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; RACE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 5044231891     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141987042000268503     Document Type: Article

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