Bibliograph

Immigrant America, a portrait, Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut

Type

Label

Immigrant America, a portrait, Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-473) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Immigrant America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

880521065

Responsibility statement

Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut

Sub title

a portrait

Summary

"This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy."--Publisher information

Table Of Contents

The three phases of U.S.-bound immigration -- Theoretical overview -- Moving : patterns of immigrant settlement and spatial mobility -- Making it in America: education, occupation, and entrepreneurship -- From immigrants to ethnics : identity, citizenship, and political participation -- Language : diversity and resilience -- Growing up American : the new second generation -- Religion : the enduring presence -- Conclusion : Immigration and public policy

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