The complexities and processes of racial housing discrimination

Social Problems

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-69

  Roscigno, Vincent J ^a   Karafin, Diana L ^a   Tester, Griff ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Housing; Inequality; Race; Social closure

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349108154     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2009.56.1.49     Document Type: Article

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