Immigrants, immigration, and sociology: Reflecting on the state of the discipline

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-27

  Menjívar, Cecilia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76149108789     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2009.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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