Race, attitudes and behaviour in racially-mixed, low-income neighbourhoods in cape town, south africa

Current Sociology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 655-671

  Muyeba, Singumbe ^a   Seekings, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

abolici n de la segregaci n racial; Afrique du Sud; d s gr gation raciale; int gration raciale; integraci n racial; logement social; multiculturalism; multiculturalisme; multiculturalismo; public housing; racial desegregation; racial integration; racial segregation; s gr gation raciale; Segregaci n racial; South Africa; Sud frica; vivienda p blica

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052223397     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392111408679     Document Type: Article

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