Immigrant families in contemporary society / edited by Jennifer E. Lansford, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Marc H. Bornstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lansford, Jennifer E.

Deater-Deckard, Kirby D.

Bornstein, Marc H.

Series:

Duke series in child development and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Acculturation.

Physical Description:

xv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2007]

Summary:

How do some families successfully negotiate the linguistic, cultural, and psychological challenges of immigration, while others struggle to acculturate? This timely volume explores the complexities of immigrant family life in North America and analyzes the individual and contextual factors that influence health and well-being. Synthesizing cutting-edge research from a range of disciplines, the book addresses such key topics as child development, school achievement, and the cultural and religious contexts of parenting. It examines the interface between families and broader systems, including schools, social services, and intervention programs, and discusses how practices and policies might be improved to produce optimal outcomes for this large and diverse population.

Contents:

Introduction: Immigrant Families in Contemporary Society / Marc H. Bornstein, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Jennifer E. Lansford 1

Part I Foundations and Perspectives

1 Family Circumstances of Children in Immigrant Families: Looking to the Future of America / Donald J. Hernandez, Nancy A. Denton, Suzanne E. Macartney 9

2 Health of Children in Immigrant Families / Fernando S. Mendoza, Joyce R. Javier, Anthony E. Burgos 30

3 Ethnic Identity Development in Immigrant Families / Jean S. Phinney, Anthony D. Ong 51

4 Acculturation Strategies and Adaptation / John W. Berry 69

5 Immigrant Families in Sociology / Vappu Tyyska 83

6 How Economists Have Studied the Immigrant Family / Neeraj Kaushal, Cordelia Reimers 100

Part II Illustrations of Diversity in Family Processes

7 Knowledge of Child Development and Family Interactions among Immigrants to America: Perspectives from Developmental Science / Marc H. Bornstein, Linda R. Cote 121

8 A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Development of Young Children in Immigrant Families / P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo, Natalia Palacios 137

9 Managing the Differences Within: Immigration and Early Education in the United States / Robert H. Bradley, Lorraine McKelvey 157

10 The Role of Preschool and After-School Policies in Improving the School Achievement of Children of Immigrants / Jane Waldfogel, Claudia Lahaie 177

11 Cultural and Religious Contexts of Parenting by Immigrant South Asian Muslim Mothers / Fariyal Ross-Sheriff, M. Taqi Tirmazi, Tasanee R. Walsh 194

12 Immigration, Globalization, and the Chinese American Family / Bernard P. Wong 212

Part III Immigrant Families in Social Contexts

13 Immigrant Families and the Educational Development of Their Children / Andrew J. Fuligni, Allison Sidle Fuligni 231

14 Work-Family Linkages in the Lives of Families of Mexican Origin / Kimberly A. Updegraff, Ann C. Crouter, Adriana J. Umana-Taylor, Emily Cansler 250

15 Building Bridges: Strategies to Promote Academic and Psychological Resilience for Adolescents of Mexican Origin / Nancy A. Gonzales, Larry E. Dumka, Anne Marie Mauricio, Miguelina German 268

16 The Role of the Law in Relationships within Immigrant Families: Traditional Parenting Practices in Conflict with American Concepts of Maltreatment / Doriane Lambelet Coleman 287

Afterword: Reflections on Research with Immigrant Families / Carola Suarez-Orozco 311.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

159385403X

9781593854034

OCLC:

74568291

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