Changing patterns of interracial marriage in a multiracial society

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1065-1084

  Qian, Zhenchao ^a   Lichter, Daniel T ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

American Community Survey; Assortative mating; Biracial; Endogamy; Ethnoracial; Mate selection; Racial boundaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053311375     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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