Diversity, social capital, and cohesion

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2011, Pages 461-479

  Portes, Alejandro ^a   Vickstrom, Erik ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic diversity; Immigration; Social cohesion; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960474102     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-soc-081309-150022     Document Type: Review

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