Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation / Alejandro Portes, Rubén G. Rumbaut.
"One out of five Americans, more than 55 million people, are first- or second-generation immigrants. This study, the most comprehensive to date, probes the lives of the new immigrant second generation, exploring its immense potential to transform American society for better or worse. Whether th...
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Language: | English |
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Berkeley : New York :
University of California Press ; Russell Sage Foundation,
2001.
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Summary: | "One out of five Americans, more than 55 million people, are first- or second-generation immigrants. This study, the most comprehensive to date, probes the lives of the new immigrant second generation, exploring its 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. In Legacies, Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut - two of the leading figures in the field - provide a close look at this rising second generation, including patterns of acculturation, family and school life, language, identity, experiences of discrimination, self-esteem, ambition, and achievement."--Jacket. |
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Physical Description: | xxiv, 406 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-387) and index. |
ISBN: | 0520228472 9780520228474 0520228480 9780520228481 |