Name change and destigmatization among Middle Eastern immigrants in Sweden

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 471-487

  Bursell, Moa ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ethnic discrimination; immigrants; name change; pragmatic assimilation; Stigma; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ETHNIC GROUP; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; RACISM;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84858020613     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2011.589522     Document Type: Article

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