The Abandoned Promise of Civil Rights

Sociological Forum

Volumn 30, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 612-626

  Valdez, Zulema ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights; Color blind racism; Middle class minorities; Racial inequality; Racialized social system; Underclass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930247879     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/socf.12180     Document Type: Article

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