Doing multiculturalism: An interactionist analysis of the practices of a multicultural sorority

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 521-549

  McCabe, Janice ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; fraternities and sororities; higher education; multiculturalism; organizations (social); racial relations; symbolic interactionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052505592     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241611403588     Document Type: Article

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