West Indian Immigrants A Black Success Story? / Suzanne Model.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Model, Suzanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Success--United States.

Success.

Immigrants--United States--Economic conditions.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Black people--United States--Economic conditions.

Black people.

Black people--United States--Social conditions.

West Indian Americans--Economic conditions.

West Indian Americans.

West Indian Americans--Social conditions.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

West Indian immigrants to the United States fare better than native-born African Americans on a wide array of economic measures, including labor force participation, earnings, and occupational prestige.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

About the Author

Map of the Caribbean

Acknowledgments: Intellectual Debts and Personal Debts

1. Why Study West Indians?

2. Documenting the Difference Between West Indians and African Americans

3. Three Explanations for the Difference Between West Indians and African Americans

4. Testing the Hypothesis of Selectivity

5. Testing Cultural Hypotheses

6. Testing the White Favoritism Hypothesis

7. An Immigrant Success Story

Methodological Appendix

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-224) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61044-400-0

OCLC:

609208355