The role of cultural inertia in reactions to immigration on the U.S./Mexico border

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-57

  Zárate, Michael A ^a   Shaw, Moira P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL CHANGE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; IMMIGRATION; MULTICULTURALISM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951147178     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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