Geographical mobility over the life course: Motivations and implications

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-303

  Geist, Claudia ^a   McManus, Patricia A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family life cycle; Life course; Migration; Residential mobility; United States

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; MIGRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

EID: 50449101141     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.508     Document Type: Article

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