Religion, immigration, and home making in diaspora: Hindu space in Southern California

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-266

  Mazumdar, Shampa ^a   Mazumdar, Sanjoy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Home; Immigrants; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649139586     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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