Is intermarriage a good indicator of integration?

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 331-348

  Song, Miri ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Integration; Intermarriage; Milton Gordon; Minority; Social distance; Structural assimilation

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL TRADITION; ETHNIC MINORITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARRIAGE; RACIAL IDENTITY;

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

EID: 58149494613     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830802586476     Document Type: Review

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