| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 406 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-387) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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 for better or worse. Whether this new generation reinvigorates the nation or deepens its social problems depends on the social and economic trajectories of this still young population. InLegacies, Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut--two of the leading figures in the field--provide a close look at this rising second generation, including their patterns of acculturation, family and school life, language, identity, experiences of discrimination, self-esteem, ambition, and achievement. Based on the largest research study of its kind, Legaciescombines vivid vignettes with a wealth of survey and school data. Accessible, engaging, and indispensable for any consideration of the changing face of American society, this book presents a wide range of real-life stories of immigrant families--from Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, the Philippines, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam--now living in Miami and San Diego, two of the areas most heavily affected by the new immigration. The authors explore the world of second-generation youth, looking at patterns of parent-child conflict and cohesion within immigrant families, the role of peer groups and school subcultures, the factors that affect the children's academic achievement, and much more. A companion volume toLegacies, entitledEthnicities: Children of Immigrants in America, was published by California in Fall 2001. Edited by the authors ofLegacies, this book will bring together some of the country's leading scholars of immigration and ethnicity to provide a close look at this rising second generation. A Copublication with the Russell Sage Foundation. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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Emigration and immigration. (OCoLC)fst00908690
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Immigrants -- Economic conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00967725
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Immigrants -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00967782
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United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Rumbaut, Rubén G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Portes, Alejandro, 1944- Legacies. Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2001 0520228472 0520228480 (DLC) 00061993 (OCoLC)44720574 |
| ISBN |
9780520935792 (electronic bk.) |
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0520935799 (electronic bk.) |
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