Cultural identity and perceived success among Israeli immigrants: An emic approach

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 516-526

  Benish Weisman, Maya ^a   Horenczyk, Gabriel ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adaptation; Cultural identity; Immigrants; Success

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956184791     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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