We're all in this together: Context, contacts, and social trust in Canada

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-51

  Phan, Mai B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57049083507     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2008.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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