The occupational attainment of Caribbean immigrants in the United States, Canada, and England / Melonie P. Heron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heron, Melonie P.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Minorities.

Immigrants--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Immigrants.

West Indians--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

West Indians.

Occupational mobility--Cross-cultural studies.

Occupational mobility.

West Indians--Education.

Immigrants--Education.

Minorities--Education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

x, 151 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly, 2001.

Contents:

A Brief Overview of Caribbean Emigration 7

Caribbean Migration in Theoretical Perspective 9

2 Theories of Immigrant and Minority-Group Incorporation 17

Neo-classical Economic Theory: Traditional Assimilation Theories 17

Neo-Marxist/Structural Theories 19

Segmented Assimilation Theories 23

3 West Indian Migration and Socio-Political Context I: The Racialization of Immigration Policy 27

Immigration Policy (Trends and Context), Race and National Identity 28

Immigration, Race Relations and Socioeconomic Attainment 37

4 West Indian Migration and Socio-Political Context II

Race Relations Policy 41

The Role of the State: Politics and Racism 41

5 Data and Methods 49

Data 50

Sample Selectivity 52

Model: Analyzing Occupational Status 54

6 Preliminary Analyses 61

Sample Selection 61

Descriptive Analyses 65

7 Occupational Attainment in the U.S., Canada and England 87

Multivariate Results 88

Comparative Immigrant Adaptation and Socio-political Context 101.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-147) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1931202206

OCLC:

47791036