Birds of a different feather: How do cross-ethnic friends flock together?

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 461-488

  Echols, Leslie ^a   Graham, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84888096944     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2013.0020     Document Type: Article

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