Migrant Children, Social Capital and Access to Services Post-Migration: Transitions, Negotiations and Complex Agencies

Children and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 524-534

  Sime, Daniela ^a   Fox, Rachael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children's access to services; Children's social networks; Eastern European migrants; Ethnicity; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027918112     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chso.12092     Document Type: Article

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