The Acculturation of American Ethnic Groups
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Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, and Coping
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Anthropologist
سال: 1955
ISSN: 0002-7294,1548-1433
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1955.57.6.02a00140