Which groups are mostly responsible for problems in your neighbourhood?: The use of ethnic categories in Germany

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-178

  Schaeffer, Merlin ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

diversity; Ethnic boundaries; ethnic minorities; ethnic relations; national identity; prejudice

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ETHNIC MINORITY; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NEIGHBORHOOD;

GERMANY;

EID: 84864205066     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2011.644311     Document Type: Article

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