Multiculturalism, Mauritian Style: Cultural Diversity, Belonging, and a Secular State

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 679-701

  Ng Tseung Wong, Caroline ^a   Verkuyten, Maykel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

intergroup evaluations; multiculturalism; national and ethnic belonging; secular state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927796293     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764214566498     Document Type: Article

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