Gender, Conflict and Subordination within the Household: Turkish Migrant Marriage and Divorce in Denmark

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1119-1136

  Liversage, Anika ^a  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Gender Conflict; Marriage Migration; Transnational Marriage; Turkish Immigrants

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DIVORCE; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC MINORITY; GENDER ISSUE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; IMMIGRANT; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84863525115     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2012.681455     Document Type: Article

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