Reflexivity and transnational habitus: The case of a 'poor' affluent Chinese international student

AILA Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 173-198

  De Costa, Peter I ^a   Tigchelaar, Magda ^a   Cui, Yaqiong ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Identity; Reflexivity; Transnational habitus; WeChat

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011277129     PISSN: 14610213     EISSN: 15705595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/aila.29.07dec     Document Type: Article

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