Is there assimilation in minority groups' national, ethnic and religious identity?

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-70

  Platt, Lucinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethnicity; generation; identity; national identity; religiosity; UK

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONAL IDENTITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890801573     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2013.808756     Document Type: Article

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