Portuguese immigrant families: The impact of acculturation

Family Process

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-166

  Morrison, Marie ^a   James, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Azores; Family; Immigrant; Portuguese; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PORTUGAL;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; AZORES; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449215137     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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