Multicultural desires? Parental negotiation of multiculture and difference in choosing secondary schools for their children

Sociological Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 475-493

  Byrne, Bridget ^a   de Tona, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class; Ethnicity; Multiculturalism; Multiculture; Place; Race; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916881374     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.12076     Document Type: Article

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