Assimilation ideology and situational well-being among ethnic minority members

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Verkuyten, Maykel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Ethnic identity; Minorities; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749122999     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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