The family as model and metaphor in Caribbean migration to Britain

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 251-266

  Chamberlain, Mary ^a,b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH LIBRARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; KINSHIP; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CENTRAL AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032812673     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.1999.9976684     Document Type: Article

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