Hurdles or walls? Nativity, citizenship, legal status and Latino homeownership in Los Angeles

Social Science Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-33

  McConnell, Eileen Díaz ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Homeownership; Immigration; Latinos; Legal status; Locational attainment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HISPANIC; HOUSING; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOUSING; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OWNERSHIP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929583146     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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