‘As One Should, Ought and Wants to Be’: Belonging and Authenticity in Identity Narratives

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 77-110

  Yngvesson, Barbara ^a   Mahoney, Maureen A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adoption; blood ties; cultural identity; family; race; transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345951     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02632760022051509     Document Type: Article

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