Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation /
Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation /
Annotation One out of five Americans, more than 55 million people, are first-or second-generation immigrants. This landmark study, the most comprehensive to date, probes all aspects of the new immigrant second generation's lives, exploring their immense potential to transform American society f...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley : New York :
University of California Press ; Russell Sage Foundation,
2001.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780520935792 0520935799 9780520228474 0520228472 9780520228481 0520228480 1597347094 9781597347099 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Twelve stories
- ch. 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.