Black identities : West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities / / Mary C. Waters

• Autore: Waters Mary C
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Russell Sage Foundation; Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 413 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.896/9729073
• Soggetto topico: West Indian Americans - Ethnic identity; West Indian Americans - Race identity; West Indian Americans - Cultural assimilation; Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: United States Ethnic relations; United States Race relations
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-407) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- TABLES AND MAP -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Legacies -- 3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Choices -- 4 West Indians at Work -- 5 Encountering American Race Relations -- 6 Intergenerational Dynamics -- 7 Segregated Neighborhoods and Schools -- 8 Identities of the Second Generation -- 9 Immigrants and American Race Relations -- Appendix: Notes on Methodology -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The story of West Indian immigrants to the United States is generally considered to be a great success. Mary Waters, however, tells a very different story. She finds that the values that gain first-generation immigrants initial success--a willingness to work hard, a lack of attention to racism, a desire for education, an incentive to save--are undermined by the realities of life and race relations in the United States. Contrary to long-held beliefs, Waters finds, those who resist Americanization are most likely to succeed economically, especially in the second generation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Black identities
• ISBN: 9780674044944; 0674044940
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910959588303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II