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Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation / / Alejandro Portes, Ruben G. Rumbaut
| Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation / / Alejandro Portes, Ruben G. Rumbaut |
| Autore | Portes Alejandro <1944-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 406 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.9/0691 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RumbautRuben G |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
0-520-93579-9
1-59734-709-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 TWELVE STORIES -- 2 THE NEW AMERICANS An Overview -- 3 NOT EVERYONE IS CHOSEN: Segmented Assimilation and Its Determinants -- 4 MAKING IT IN AMERICA -- 5 IN THEIR OWN EYES: Immigrant Outlooks on America -- 6 LOST IN TRANSLATION: Language and the New Second Generation -- 7 DEFINING THE SITUATION: The Ethnic Identities of Children of Immigrants -- 8 THE CRUCIBLE WITHIN: Family, Schools, and the Psychology of the Second Generation -- 9 SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AND FAILURE -- 10 CONCLUSION: Mainstream Ideologies and the Long-Term Prospects of Immigrant Communities -- Appendix A: CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS LONGITUDINAL STUDY: Follow-up Questionnaire -- Appendix B: CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS LONGITUDINAL STUDY: Parental Questionnaire -- Appendix C: VARIABLES USED IN MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES: Chapters 6 to 9 -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820280903321 |
Portes Alejandro <1944->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press | ||
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On the frontier of adulthood : theory, research, and public policy / / Richard A. Settersten, Jr., Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., and Ruben G. Rumbaut, editors
| On the frontier of adulthood : theory, research, and public policy / / Richard A. Settersten, Jr., Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., and Ruben G. Rumbaut, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (608 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.242 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SetterstenRichard A
FurstenbergFrank F. <1940-> RumbautRuben G |
| Collana | John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation series on mental health and development. Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Young adults
Young adults - United States Youth Youth - United States Adolescence Adulthood |
| ISBN |
1-281-96644-4
9786611966447 0-226-74892-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 On the Frontier of Adulthood: Emerging Themes and New Directions -- Chapter 2. The Transition to Adulthood during the Twentieth Century: Race, Nativity, and Gender -- Chapter 3. American Women's Transition to Adulthood in Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 4. Historical Roots of Family Diversity: Marital and Childbearing Trajectories of American Women -- Chapter 5. Historical Trends in Patterns of Time Use among Young Adults in Developed Countries -- Chapter 6. Generation Gaps in Attitudes and Values from the 1970's to the 1990's -- Chapter 7. Subjective Age Identity and the Transition to Adulthood: When Do Adolescents Become Adults? -- Chapter 8. Sequences of Early Adult Transitions: A Look at Variability and Consequences -- Chapter 9. Off to a Good Start? Postsecondary Education and Early Adult Life -- Chapter 10. Six Paths to Adulthood: Fast Starters, Parents without Careers, Educated Partners, Educated Singles, Working Singles, and Slow Starters -- Chapter 11. Is It Getting Harder to Get Ahead? Economic Attainment in Early Adulthood for Two Cohorts -- Chapter 12. Material Assistance from Families during the Transition to Adulthood -- Chapter 13. Early Adult Transitions and Their Relation to Well-Being and Substance Use -- Chapter 14. The Ever-Winding Path: Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the Transition to Adulthood -- Chapter 15. The Transition to Adulthood for Youth Leaving Public Systems: Challenges to Policies and Research -- Chapter 16. Social Policy and the Transition to Adulthood: Toward Stronger Institutions and Individual Capacities -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821821703321 |
| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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