Lost in transnationalism: Unraveling the conceptualisation of families and personal life through a transnational gaze

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Heath, Sue ^a   Mcghee, Derek ^a   Trevena, Paulina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectedness; Family display; Family practices; Polish migration; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455199078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2534     Document Type: Article

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