A theory of social categories

Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-201

  Banton, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

categories; ethnic origin; intersectionality; nation; race; reference groups; trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955805237     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038510394013     Document Type: Article

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