Immigrant families / Cecilia Menjívar, Leisy J. Abrego, and Leah C. Schmalzbauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menjívar, Cecilia, author.

Abrego, Leisy J., author.

Series:

Immigration & society

Immigration & society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrant families--United States--Social conditions.

Immigrant families.

Social conditions.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

United States.

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

Immigrant families--Law and legislation--United States.

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

vii, 227 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Polity Press, 2016.

Summary:

Immigrant Families aims to capture the richness, complexity, and diversity that characterize contemporary immigrant families in the United States. In doing so, it reaffirms that the vast majority of people do not migrate as isolated individuals but are members of families. There is no quintessential immigrant experience: immigrants and their families arrive with different levels of economic, social, and cultural resources and navigate various social structures that shape how they fare. Immigrant Families reveals the hierarchies and inequities between and within immigrant families created by key axes of inequality such as legal status, class, gender, and generation. Drawing on ethnographic, demographic, and historical scholarship, the authors highlight the key aspects of the context in which many immigrant families live, exploring how families manage care, resources, expectations, and aspirations within the opportunities that political and economic forces make possible. Ultimately the book analyzes how dynamics at the individual, family, and community levels shape the life chances and well-being of both immigrants and their families. As the United States turns its attention to immigration as a critical social issue, Immigrant Families encourages students, scholars, and policymakers to center on family in their discussions, thereby prioritizing the relational element of human mobility. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Families and immigration law

Chapter 3 Immigrant families and social class

Chapter 4 Gender and immigrant families

Chapter 5 Generations and immigrant families

Chapter 6 Institutions, policy, and immigrant families

Chapter 7 Conclusion.

Notes:

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Families and Immigration Law Chapter 3: Immigrant Families and Social Class Chapter 4: Gender and Immigrant Families Chapter 5: Generations and Immigrant Families Chapter 6: Institutions, Policy, and Immigrant Families Chapter 7: Conclusion References Notes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745670157

0745670156

9780745670164

0745670164

OCLC:

919483873

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