Relations between second-language proficiency and national identification: the case of immigrants in Germany

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 344-349

  Hochman, Oshrat ^a   Davidov, Eldad ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84902159317     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcu043     Document Type: Article

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