The rise of the new second generation

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The work The rise of the new second generation represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The rise of the new second generation

Statement of responsibility

Min Zhou and Carl L. Bankston III

Creator

• Zhou, Min, 1956-

Author

• Zhou, Min, 1956-

Subject

• Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
• Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
• History
• United States
• United States -- Emigration and immigration | Government policy | History
• United States -- Emigration and immigration | Social aspects
• Children of immigrants
• Children of immigrants -- United States -- History

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

"In this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The 'new second generation' refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century. This book is about this new generation in the world's largest host country of international migration the United States. Recognizing that immigration is an intergenerational phenomenon and one that is always evolving the authors begin by asking 'Do members of the new second generation follow the same pathways taken by the 'old' second generation?' They consider the relevance of assimilation approaches to understanding the lived experiences of the new second generation, and show that the demographic characteristics of today's immigrant groups and changing social, economic, and cultural contexts require new thinking and paradigms. Ultimately, the book offers a view of how American society is shaping the life chances of members of this new second generation and how today's second generation, in turn, is shaping a new America. Designed as a rich overview for general readers and students, and as a concise summary for scholars, this book will be an essential work for all interested in contemporary issues of race, ethnicity, and migration"--Provided by publisher

Member of

• Immigration & society

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

325.73

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E184.A1

LC item number

.Z48 2016

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Immigration & society series