The impact of transnational migration on gender and marriage in sending communities of vietnam

Current Sociology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-77

  Bélanger, Danié̈le ^a   Linh, Tran Giang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Institute for Social Development Studies   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

gender; marriage; power; transnational migration; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951476119     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392110385970     Document Type: Article

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