Intermarriage and immigrant integration in Sweden: An exploratory analysis

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-354

  Dribe, Martin ^a,c   Lundh, Christer ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Immigration; Integration; Intermarriage; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849133050     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699308097377     Document Type: Article

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