Structural Diversity and Close Interracial Relationships in College

Educational Researcher

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 133-135

  Bowman, Nicholas A ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; diversity; hierarchical linear modeling; interracial dating; interracial friendships; race ethnicity; secondary data analysis; structural diversity; student behavior attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860563801     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X12439934     Document Type: Article

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