Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Portes, Alejandro, 1944-
Other Authors: Rumbaut, Rubén G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : New York : University of California Press ; Russell Sage Foundation, 2001.
Subjects:
Immigrants > United States > Economic conditions.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
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.

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