Kinship construction variability among Nigerian international migrants: The context of contemporary Diaspora

Human Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 470-480

  Akanle, Olayinka ^a   Olutayo, Olanrewau Akinpelu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

diaspora; international migration; kinship construction; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016625902     PISSN: 12103055     EISSN: 1337401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13374-011-0044-2     Document Type: Article

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