Gender and transnational gossip

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-52

  Dreby, Joanna ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gossip; Immigration; Mexico; Transnational communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849086778     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-008-9117-x     Document Type: Article

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