Format:
Online-Ressource (xxiv, 406 p., [23] p. of plates)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520228480
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0520228472
Content:
One out of five Americans are first- or second-generation immigrants. This study probes all aspects of the new immigrant second generation live's, exploring their potential to transform American society for better or worse
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-387) and index
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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
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Appendix A: CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS LONGITUDINAL STUDY: Follow-up QuestionnaireAppendix B: CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS LONGITUDINAL STUDY: Parental Questionnaire; Appendix C: VARIABLES USED IN MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES: Chapters 6 to 9; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520228474
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Legacies : The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation
Language:
English
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