Valuing interdependence: An examination of Iraqi Canadian acculturation

International Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 757-771

  Abdulahad, Raika ^a   Delaney, Roger ^b   Brownlee, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnic identity; Interdependence; Iraqi Canadian; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350441449     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872809342644     Document Type: Article

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