Variations in the gender composition of immigrant populations: How they matter

International Migration Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 495-526

  Donato, Katharine M ^a   Alexander, Joseph T ^b   Gabaccia, Donna R ^b   Leinonen, Johanna ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROUPS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053480127     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2011.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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