Understanding the role of the ethnic density effect: Issues of acculturation, discrimination and social support

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 662-678

  Jurcik, Tomas ^a   Ahmed, Rana ^a   Yakobov, Esther ^a   Solopieieva Jurcikova, Ielyzaveta ^a   Ryder, Andrew G ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84880172630     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21563     Document Type: Article

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