'Wives Are the Route to Social Life': An Analysis of Family Life and Networking amongst Highly Skilled Migrants in London

Sociology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 251-267

  Ryan, Louise ^a   Mulholland, Jon ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

family circumstances; gender; highly skilled; migration; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898917137     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038512475109     Document Type: Article

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