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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777529703321

Autore

Parks Virginia <1970->

Titolo

The geography of immigrant labor markets [[electronic resource] ] : space, networks, and gender / / Virginia Parks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-59332-186-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

The new Americans

Disciplina

331.6/2/0973

Soggetti

Foreign workers - United States

Women foreign workers - United States

Labor market - United States

Immigrants - United States

Social networks - Economic aspects - United States

Discrimination in employment - United States

Discrimination in housing - United States

United States Emigration and immigration Regional disparities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The shape of immigrant local labor markets : the effects of social and spatial accessibility -- Mapping immigrant residence and work -- How local the immigrant labor market? -- Connecting neighborhood and home to ethnic labor market segregation -- Connecting neighborhood and home to black and immigrant women's labor force participation.