Social exclusion risks and their accumulation among Russian-speaking, ethnically Finnish and Estonian immigrants to Finland

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 939-956

  Mannila, Simo ^a   Reuter, Anni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Rehabilitation Foundation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Immigrants; Living conditions; Russian speakers; Social exclusion; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT; HEALTH IMPACT; LABOR MARKET; LANGUAGE; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY; RACISM; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70449506723     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830902957718     Document Type: Article

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