The next generation : immigrant youth in a comparative perspective

The next generation immigrant youth in a comparative perspective

One fifth of the population of the United States belongs to the immigrant or second generations. While the US is generally thought of as the immigrant society par excellence, it now has a number of rivals in Europe. The Next Generation brings together studies from top immigration scholars to explore...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Alba, Richard D. (-), Waters, Mary C.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University 2011.
New York, NY : [2011]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Children of immigrants > Social conditions > Cross-cultural studies.
Children of immigrants > Economic conditions > Cross-cultural studies.
Children of immigrants > Education > Cross-cultural studies.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Group identity > Cross-cultural studies.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009809030206719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Dimensions of Second-Generation: Incorporation An Introduction to the Book
  • 2. Legalization and Naturalization Trajectories among Mexican Immigrants and Their Implications for the Second Generation
  • 3. Early Childhood Education Programs
  • 4. The Mexican American Second Generation in Census 2000
  • 5. Downward Assimilation and Mexican Americans
  • 6. School Qualifications of Children of Immigrant Descent in Switzerland
  • 7. Ethnic Community, Urban Economy, and Second-Generation Attainment
  • 8. The Second Generation in the German Labor Market
  • 9. Capitals, Ethnic Identity, and Educational Qualifications
  • 10. National and Urban Contexts for the Integration of the Second Generation in the United States and Canada
  • 11. “I Will Never Deliver Chinese Food”
  • 12. Black Identities and the Second Generation
  • 13. How Do Educational Systems Integrate?
  • 14. The Employment of Second Generations in France
  • References
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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