A qualitative inquiry of latino immigrants' work experiences in the midwest

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 522-536

  Flores, Lisa Y ^a   Mendoza, Monique M ^a   Ojeda, Lizette ^a   He, Yuhong ^a   Meza, Rocio Rosales ^a   Medina, Veronica ^a   Ladehoff, Julie Wagner ^a   Jordan, Shiloh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Immigrant psychology; Immigrants; Latinos; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EL SALVADOR; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; EL SALVADOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054853918     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025241     Document Type: Article

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