New Immigration An Interdisciplinary Reader

Name: New Immigration An Interdisciplinary Reader
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ISBN: 9780415949163

ISBN-10: 0415949165

ISBN-13: 9780415949163

Edition: 2005

Authors: Marcelo M. Suï¿½rez-Orozco, Carola Suï¿½rez-Orozco, Desiree-Boalian Qin

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At the turn of the millennium, the United States has the largest number of immigrants in its history. As a consequence, immigration has emerged once again as a subject of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. This volume brings together the dominant conceptual and theoretical work on the "New Immigration" from such disparate disciplines as anthropology, demography, psychology, and sociology. Immigration today is a global and transnational phenomenon that affects every region of the world with unprecedented force. Although this volume is devoted to scholarly work on the new immigration in the U.S. setting, any of the broader conceptual issues covered here also apply to other post-industrial…

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List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Marcelo M. Suaacute;rez-Orozco, The Ross University Professor at New York University, is the author and editor of many books includingLatinos: Remaking America(UC Press), co-edited by Mariela Paacute;ez. Vivian Louie is Associate Professor of Education at Harvard University and the author ofCompelled to Excel: Immigration, Education, and Opportunity Among Chinese Americans.Roberto Suro is Professor of Journalism in the Annenberg School of Communication and the author ofStrangers Among Us: Latino Lives in a Changing America,among other books.



Introduction




Conceptual and Theoretical Considerations



Right Moves? Immigration, Globalization, Utopia and Dystopia Marcelo




Principles of Operation: Theories of International Migration




Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration




Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Assimilation But Were Afraid To Ask




The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and Its Variants Alejandro Portes




Psychological Aspects of Immigration: Families in Transition



The Psychological Experience of Immigration: A Developmental Perspective Cynthia Garcfa Coll




Identities Under Siege: Immigration Stress and Social Mirroring Among the Children of Immigrants Carola Suarez-Orozco



The Immigrant Family: Cultural Legacies and Cultural Changes Nancy Foner



Families on the Frontier: From Braceros in the Fields to Braceras in the Home Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo



Making Up For Lost Time: The Experience of Separation and Reunification Among Immigrant Families Carola Su_rez-Orozco




Ambiguous Loss: Risk and Resilience in Latino Immigrant Families Celia Jaes Falicov



Cultural Mourning, Immigration, and Engagement: Vignettes from the Mexican Experience Ricardo Ainslie



Immigration, Language, and Education



Learning English in California: Guideposts for the Nation Patricia G_ndara



Bilingualism and Second-Language Learning Diane August




A Meta-Analysis of Selected Studies on the Effectiveness of Bilingual Education




When Learning a Second Language Means Losing the First




Educational Progress of Children of Immigrants: The Roles of Class, Ethnicity, and School Context




Optimism and Achievement: The Educational Performance of Immigrant Youth Grace Kao




Immigrant Boys' Experiences in U.S. Schools Carola Su_rez-Orozco



Index