Immigrant families over the life course: Research directions and needs

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 852-872

  Clark, Rebecca L ^a   Glick, Jennifer E ^b   Bures, Regina M ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family formation; Immigrant families; Living arrangements; Secondary data sets

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749097619     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09332162     Document Type: Article

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