Modeling migrant adaptation: Coping with social strain, assimilation, and non-integration

International Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-65

  Kwok bun, Chan ^a   Plüss, Caroline ^b  

^a Chan Institute of Social Studies   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Merton; migrant adaptation; migrant integration; migrant non integration; social strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872571477     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580912469236     Document Type: Article

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