Both Ethnic and Religious: Explaining Employment Penalties Across 14 Ethno-Religious Groups in the United Kingdom

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 501-522

  Khattab, Nabil ^a,b   Modood, Tariq ^b  

^a DOHA INSTITUTE FOR GRADUATE STUDIES   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black penalties; Ethno religious penalties; Labor market; Muslim penalties; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955188458     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12220     Document Type: Article

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