Family, religion, and work among Arab American women

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1042-1050

  Read, Jen'nan Ghazal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab American; Employment; Family; Religion; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544247716     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00077.x     Document Type: Review

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