Ethnic identity in acculturation research: A study of multiple identities of Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 557-573

  Persky, Irena ^a   Birman, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnic identity; Immigrants; Multiethnic groups; Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944555843     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022105278542     Document Type: Review

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