Stereotypes of U.S. Immigrants from Four Global Regions

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 867-890

  Timberlake, Jeffrey M ^a   Williams, Rhys H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84868570479     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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