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Peer reviewedPortes, Alejandro – American Sociological Review, 1984
Traces the evolution of perceptions of social distance and discrimination by host society among members of a recently arrived foreign minority and reviews hypotheses about determinants of these perceptions. Findings demonstrate the significance of interethnic contact and competition in the development of ethnic awareness. (Author/KH)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cubans, Cultural Isolation, Ethnicity
