The impact of race and ethnicity, immigration and political context on participation in American electoral politics

Social Forces

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 993-1022

  Logan, John R ^a   Darrah, Jennifer ^b   Oh, Sookhee ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867309664     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sor024     Document Type: Article

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