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100			_aJunn, Jane
245			_aParticipation in liberal democracy: the political assimilation of immigrants and ethnic minorities in the United States
260			_c1999
300			_ap.1417-438
362			_aJun-Jul
520			_aThis article compares patterns of participatory behavior in politics among immigrants and ethnic minorities in the United States. Differences in rates of participation in a range of political activities from system-directed acts, such as voting and contacting officials, to more direct forms of participation, such as protesting are analyzed for Whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, as well as by generation of immigration within groups. The extent to which standard socioeconomic status models of participatory behavior explain variation in political activity across ethnic and racial groups is assessed. In so doing, the article challenges the normative interpretation of the results from these standard models that more participation among minorities and new entrants to the United States is desirable. - Reproduced
650			_aImmigrants
650			_aEthnic groups
650			_aImmigration
773			_aAmerican Behavioral Scientist
909			_a41799
999			_c41799 _d41799