Immigrant America

A Portrait

AvAlejandro Portes,Rubén G. Rumbaut

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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This revised and updated fifth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States, including its history, the principal theories seeking to account for its diverse origins, the main types of immigrants, and the various forms of immigrants' incorporation within American society.With the latest available data, Immigrant America further explores the economic, political, regional, linguistic, and religious aspects of immigration. It offers detailed analyses of the adaptation process experienced by adult children of immigrants and adds an updated and expanded concluding chapter on changing immigration policy regimes both past and present.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-04-09
Mått:152 x 229 x 38 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:520
Upplaga:5
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520396296

Utforska kategorier

Centralt styre och förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Alejandro Portes is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Princeton University and Research Professor of Law and Distinguished Scholar of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami. Rubén G. Rumbaut is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and founding chair of the American Sociological Association’s International Migration Section. They are the coauthors of Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation and coeditors of Ethnicities: Children of Immigrants in America.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface to the Fifth Edition Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments for the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition Acknowledgments for the Third Edition Acknowledgments for the Second Edition Acknowledgments for the First Edition 1. The Four Phases of U.S.-Bound Immigration 2. Theoretical Overview 3. Moving: Patterns of Immigrant Settlement and Spatial Mobility 4. Making It in America: Education, Occupation, and Entrepreneurship 5. From Immigrants to Ethnics: Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation 6. Language: Diversity and Resilience 7. The New Second Generation 8. Religion: The Enduring Presence 9. Conclusion Notes References Index