Discrimination and well-being: Perceptions of refugees in Western Australia

International Migration Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-63

  Fozdar, Farida ^a   Torezani, Silvia ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RACIAL DISPARITY; REFUGEE; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 40749130046     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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