Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-137

  Bagci, Sabahat C ^a   Kumashiro, Madoka ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a   Blumberg, Herbert ^a   Rutland, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross ethnic; Ethnic diversity; Ethnic group; Friendships; Secondary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904749310     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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