Converting to belong: Immigration, education and nationalisation among young 'Russian' immigrant women

Gender and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-189

  Neiterman, Elena ^a   Rapoport, Tamar ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gender and religious education; Girlhood; Immigration; Israeli society; Religious conversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449129881     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250802213198     Document Type: Article

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