Transnational family relationships, social networks and return migration among british-caribbean young people

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 797-815

  Reynolds, Tracey ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic identity; Return migration; Second generation; Social networks; Transnational families; Young people

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER RELATIONS; RETURN MIGRATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG POPULATION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; JAMAICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950927537     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870903307931     Document Type: Article

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