Receptivity attitudes and the occupational attainment of male and female immigrant workers

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-116

  De Jong, Gordon F ^a   Steinmetz, Michele ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Immigrant occupations; Receptivity attitudes

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; OCCUPATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942520405     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:POPU.0000019929.59033.70     Document Type: Article

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