Diversity, integration, and social ties: Attraction versus repulsion as drivers of intra- and intergroup relations

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 486-517

  Skvoretz, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84891604272     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674050     Document Type: Article

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