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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813812203321

Autore

Faulkner Caroline L. <1976->

Titolo

Economic mobility and cultural assimilation among children of immigrants / / Caroline L. Faulkner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-59332-686-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

The new Americans : recent immigration and American society

Disciplina

305.9/069120973

Soggetti

Americanization

Children of immigrants - United States

Social mobility - United States

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; Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Intergenerational Paths of Assimilation; CHAPTER 3: Intragenerational Paths of Assimilation; CHAPTER 4: Conclusion: Where the Paths Lead; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Segmented assimilation theory states that immigrants follow multiple paths of assimilation into different segments of American society. Faulkner tests the theory using data on children of immigrants and later generation youths and analyzes how context of reception, adaptation obstacles, and protective factors are associated with paths of assimilation. She take into account five factors that segmented assimilation theory has not fully considered (1) assimilation's intergenerational nature, (2) life course stage, (3) assimilation starting points, (4) gender, and (5) later generation comparisons.