Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust: Evidence from the Micro-Context

American Sociological Review

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 550-573

  Dinesen, Peter Thisted ^a   Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ethnic diversity; interethnic exposure; micro context; national registers; social trust

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; SOCIAL THEORY;

DENMARK;

EID: 84930729647     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122415577989     Document Type: Article

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