Compromised careers: The occupational transition of immigration and resettlement

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-429

  Suto, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Occupation; Transition; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB FINDING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MIGRANT WORKER; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 65649141608     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0853     Document Type: Article

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