Remaking family life: Strategies for re-establishing continuity among Congolese refugees during the family reunification process

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1095-1108

  Rousseau, Cécile ^a   Rufagari, Marie Claire ^b   Bagilishya, Déogratias ^a   Measham, Toby ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Table Concertation Organismes Au S   (Canada)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Families; Refugees; Reunification; Separation

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; IMMIGRATION POLICY; REFUGEE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGO; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; REFUGEE; RISK;

ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; REFUGEES; ROLE; SPOUSES;

EID: 2942532339     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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