Migration in a family way

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-265

  Cooke, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Life course; Migration; Trailing wife

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER ROLE; INTERNAL MIGRATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 50449092188     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.500     Document Type: Review

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