Fatherhood and immigration: Perceptions of Israeli immigrant fathers from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union

Families in Society

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-133

  Strier, Roni ^a,b   Roer Strier, Dorit ^c  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 15844413524     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1884     Document Type: Article

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