Political participation and social capital among mexicans and mexican americans in central illinois

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 507-523

  Albarracin, Julia ^a   Valeva, Anna ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contact with Anglos; discrimination; Latinos Hispanics; political participation; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855130218     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986311422868     Document Type: Article

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