Young people's social capital: Complex identities, dynamic networks

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 872-888

  Weller, Susie ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Identity; Networks; Social capital; Time space; Young people

Indexed keywords

RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 77950958537     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870903254653     Document Type: Article

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