The Living arrangements of children of immigrants

Future of Children

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-70

  Landale, Nancy S ^a   Thomas, Kevin J A ^a   van Hook, Jennifer ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; POLICY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953099418     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2011.0003     Document Type: Article

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