Inheriting the city
Subtitle: the children of immigrants come of age
By: Philip Kasinitz ... [et al.].
Contributors: Kasinitz, Philip, 1957-
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation; Harvard University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York; Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780674028036
Subjects: Children of immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.; Children of immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-411) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction: Inheriting the city; value: The worlds of the fathers and mothers; value: Ethnic identities; value: Family and neighborhood origins; value: The school system as sorting mechanism; value: The second generation goes to work; value: Forming new families; value: Culture matters; value: Civic and political engagement; value: Race, prejudice, and discrimination; value: Conclusion: The second generation advantage.