Intimate Partnership Formation & Intergenerational Relationships Among Ethnic Minority Youth in Denmark

Rashmi Singla

Intimate Partnership Formation & Intergenerational Relationships Among Ethnic Minority Youth in Denmark

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: December

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Outlines : Critical Social Studies
Vol/bind	8
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	76-97
Antal sider	21
ISSN	1399-5510
Status	Udgivet - 2006

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