Immigrant families
By: Cecilia Menjívar, Leisy J. Abrego, Leah C. Schmalzbauer
Contributors: Abrego, Leisy J.
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780745670157; 9780745670164
Subjects: Government policy; Social aspects; Law and legislation; Emigration and immigration law; Immigrant families; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; Emigration and immigration; Social conditions
Description: 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, as immigrants and their families arrive with different levels of economic, social, and cultural resources, and must navigate various social structures that shape how they fare. Immigrant Families highlights the hierarchies and inequities between and within immigrant families created by key axes of inequality such as legal status, social class, gender, and generation. Drawing on ethnographic, demographic, and historical scholarship, the authors highlight the transnational context in which many contemporary immigrant families live, exploring how families navigate care, resources, expectations, and aspirations across borders. Ultimately, the book analyzes how dynamics at the individual, family, and community levels shape the life chances and wellbeing of immigrants and their families. As the United States turns its attention to immigration as a critical social issue, Immigrant Families encourages students, scholars, and policy makers to center family in their discussions, thereby prioritizing the human and relational element of human mobility.
Table of contents: title: 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.