Personal support networks of immigrants to Spain: A multilevel analysis

Social Networks

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-262

  de Miguel Luken, Verónica ^a   Tranmer, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ego net; Immigration; Multilevel analysis; Personal network; Social integration; Spain; Support network

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956912442     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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