Understanding Latin American beliefs about racial inequality

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1559-1595

  Telles, Edward ^a   Bailey, Stanley ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84879577114     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670268     Document Type: Article

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