The role of perceived ethnic vitality in acculturation among Russian, emigrants of france, germany, and the Netherlands

Russian Journal of Communication

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 412-435

  Galchenko, Irina Suanet ^a   Van De Vijver, Fons J R ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Coping skills; Emigrants; Ethnic vitality; Perceived; Psychological; Russia; Sociocultural outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960671198     PISSN: 19409419     EISSN: 19409427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19409419.2008.10756728     Document Type: Article

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