Strengths in Somali families

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 71-99

  Koshen, Hawa Ibrahim A ^a  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Family challenges; Family stability; Family strengths; Peace; Social progress; Somali families

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548603519     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v41n01_05     Document Type: Article

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