The role of recreational sport in the adaptation of first generation immigrants in the United States

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 379-413

  Stodolska, Monika ^a   Alexandris, Konstantinos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Immigration; Segmented assimilation; Sport

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; URBANA;

EID: 4344696246     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2004.11950029     Document Type: Article

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