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Diverse pathways : race and the incorporation of Black, White, and Arab-origin Africans in the United States / Kevin J. A. Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Kevin J. A., author.
- Series:
- Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora
- African Diaspora Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africans--Cultural assimilation--United States.
- Africans.
- Africans--United States--Social conditions.
- Africans--United States--Economic conditions.
- Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.
- Immigrants.
- Africa--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
- Africa.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Africans are among the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the United States. Although they are racially and ethnically diverse, few studies have examined how these differences affect their patterns of incorporation into society. This book is the first to highlight the role of race and ethnicity, Arab ethnicity in particular, in shaping the experiences of African immigrants. It demonstrates that American conceptions of race result in significant inequalities in the ways in which African immigrants are socially integrated. Thomas argues that suggestions that Black Africans are model-minorities
- Contents:
- Race, ethnicity, and African immigration to the United States
- Theoretical perspectives
- Educational attainment and post-immigration schooling progress
- Occupational status, human-capital transfer, and the incorporation process
- Earnings, self-employment, and economic incorporation
- Race, ethnicity, and marital incorporation
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Data and methods used in the analysis.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62895-461-2
- 1-60917-395-3
- OCLC:
- 878130614
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