Why we still need a theory of mainstream assimilation

Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 48, 2008, Pages 37-56

  Alba, Richard ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Race ethnicity; Social boundaries; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049092478     PISSN: 00232653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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