Does Anti-Hispanic Bias Motivate Opposition to Non-English Languages?

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 375-406

  Shin, Heeju ^a   Leal, David L ^b   Ellison, Christopher G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 84949725078     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soin.12079     Document Type: Article

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