The Importance of Subjectively Constructed Meaning: Integration Viewed From the Perspective of Immigrants

• Authors: Markieta Domecka , Antonella Spanò
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Waga subiektywnie konstruowanego znaczenia: Integracja widziana z perspektywy imigrantów

Keywords

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subjective meaning; integration; migration; biographical experiences autobiographical narrative; interviews

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subiektywne znaczenie; integracja; migracja; doświadczenia biograficzne; autobiograficzne wywiady narracyjne

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 110-131

Contributors

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Markieta Domecka

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Antonella Spanò

• University of Naples ‘Federico II’

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