Gathering together : the role of church in Jamaica in developing and maintaining migrant social networks
"This dissertation examines the relationships that exist between those who migrate and those who stay behind, with specific attention paid to those who remain in the home country and the ways that they are supported by their local church. This work examines the connection between the church, the family and migration in Jamaica."--From the abstract.
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- In Collections
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Schwander, Lissa Marie
- Thesis Advisors
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Gold, Steven J.
- Committee Members
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Baca-Zinn, Maxine
Nawyn, Stephanie
Leichtman, Mara
- Date
- 2014
- Subjects
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Social networks
Religion--Social aspects
Immigrants--Social networks
Immigrants--Services for
Church membership--Social aspects
Church attendance--Social aspects
Church membership
Jamaicans
Scheduled tribes in India--Religious life
Religious life
Social aspects
Jamaica
- Program of Study
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Sociology - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- viii, 141 pages
- ISBN
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9781303880988
1303880989
- Permalink
- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/18se-d122