Mexican labor migrants and U.S. immigration policies [[electronic resource] ] : from sojourner to emigrant? / / Florian K. Kaufmann

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462543103321
• Autore: Kaufmann Florian K (Florian Kristof), <1979->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011
• ISBN: 1-59332-687-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Collana: The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
• Disciplina: 331.5/440973
• Soggetti: Foreign workers - United States; Mexicans - United States; Electronic books.; United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects; Mexico Emigration and immigration Economic aspects; United States Emigration and immigration Government policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: U.S. Immigration Policy: Attracting Permanent, Undocumented Mass Migration?; Chapter 2: Social Network Assistance in Mexico - U.S. Migration; Chapter 3: Emigrant or Sojourner? Migration Intensity and Its Determinants; Chapter 4: A Comprehensive Model of International Migration Behavior; Chapter 5: The Impact of U.S. Border Enforcement; Chapter 6: Mutually Beneficial Immigration Policies: A Utopia?; Appendix A: Data Appendix; Appendix B: Mathematical Appendix; Appendix C: Additional Tables and Figures; Appendix D: Additional Specifications and Robustness TestsReferences; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Kaufmann studies the migration behavior of Mexican labor migrants to the U.S. He develops the concept of migration intensity, defined as the degree to which a migrant shifts his attachment, association and engagement from the place of origin to the migration destination. Migration intensity is as important as the original decision to migrate. For example, stricter border enforcement deters immigration but also has an unintended intensification effect whereby stricter border ; controls lead migrants to make fewer return trips, prolong total U.S. time, reduce remittances and move dependents to the

Clinical Psych Handbk Epilepsy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450933103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, July 1997; Los Angeles, : Sony Electronics [distributor]
• ISBN: 1-134-79146-1; 0-203-13654-3; 1-280-32874-6; 0-203-28834-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8/53; 616.853
• Soggetti: Epilepsy - Psychological aspects; Clinical psychology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; An introduction to epilepsy; Causes of epilepsy; Prognosis; Classification of seizure disorders; Investigations; Treatment; Conclusions; Neuropsychological assessment; Executive functions and frontal lobe lesions; Intellectual ability; Other factors influencing cognitive performance; Practical guide; Conclusions; Epilepsy and memory; Risk factors; Other memory studies; Rehabilitation; Memory assessment; Intervention; Conclusions; Assessment for surgery; The contribution of neuropsychological assessmentSpecific surgical interventions and pre- and post-operative neuropsychology; Practical guide; Psychosocial issues; The role of anti-epileptic drugs: their impact on cognitive function and behaviour; Review of drug effects; ; Conclusions; Psychological responses to epilepsy: their development, prognosis and treatment; Prevalence of psychological problems in epilepsy; The contribution of the clinical psychologist to the management of psychological problems in epilepsy; Summary; Psychological control of seizures; Approaches to the psychological management of seizuresNon-epileptic seizures; Practical guide; Conclusions; Quality of life; Quality of life and the patient with epilepsy; Measurement of QoL in patients with epilepsy; Summary; Neuropsychological and cognitive assessment of children with epilepsy; The multifactorial framework of disability; Assessment of children; practical considerations; Conclusion; Assessment and management of behaviour problems in children; Neurobiological factors; Pharmacological factors; Psychosocial factors; The multi-aetiological approach; Assessment and treatment: clinical considerationsFuture developments; Epilepsy and learning disabilities; The sequelae of epilepsy in learning disabilities; The role of the clinical psychologist in the practical management of people with epilepsy and learning disabilities; Conclusion; The way forward; Psychological interventions; Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs); Behaviour problems in children; Family issues; Appendix; Contributors' addresses; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Annotation