The concept of ethnicity in social psychological research: Definitional issues

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-241

  Zagefka, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual issues; Definition; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349199151     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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