Marital Therapy for Arab Muslim Palestinian Couples in the Context of Reacculturation

The Family Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 300-310

  al Krenawi, Alean ^a,b   Graham, John R ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

acculturation reacculturation; Arab Muslim; clinical intervention; culture; family; gender; marital therapy; marriage; Palestine

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144478312     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480704273640     Document Type: Article

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