Between cosmopolitanism and the locals: Mobility as a resource in the transition to adulthood

Young

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-342

  Thomson, Rachel ^a   Taylor, Rebecca ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biography; cosmopolitan; gender; local; migration; mobility; qualitative longitudinal

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149132422     PISSN: 11033088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1103308805057051     Document Type: Article

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