The role of symbolic resources in coping with immigration

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 145-158

  Markovitzky, Gila ^a   Mosek, Atalia ^a  

^a TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Immigration; Psychological adjustments; Stressful situations; Symbolic representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745750384     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J051v14n01_07     Document Type: Article

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