Arab-American immigrant elders' views about social support

Ageing and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 655-673

  Ajrouch, Kristine J ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab American; Immigrant; Social support

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; IMMIGRANT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 24944494756     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X04002934     Document Type: Article

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