Sojourner adjustment: Does missionary status affect acculturation?

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 695-709

  Navara, Geoffrey S ^a   James, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adjustment; Cross cultural; Expatriate; Missionary; Sojourner

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036830325     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(02)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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