Health and behavior among immigrant youth / Hayley A. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Hayley A., 1966-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage immigrants--Health and hygiene--United States.

Teenage immigrants--Mental health--United States.

Teenage immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Because of the stress of migration, one might expect the health and behavior of foreign-born youth to be worse than that of native-born youth. However, Hamilton's examination of the mental health, physical health, and deviant behavior of first-, second-, and third- and later-generation immigrant youth indicates that this is often not the case. Hamilton also explores disparities in family process and the impact of such processes on the health and behavior of immigrant youth. Results indicate that although aspects of family process vary across generations, they do not fully explain findings of better physical health and behavior among foreign-born than native-born youth

Contents:

Introduction

Overview of literature

Data and measures

Health and behavior

Family process

Mental health and behavior

Physical health

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-158) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-187-2

OCLC:

65562672