Achieving anew
Subtitle: how new immigrants do in American schools, jobs, and neighborhoods
By: Michael J. White and Jennifer E. Glick.
Contributors: Glick, Jennifer E.
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780871549204
Subjects: Assimilation (Sociology) -- United States; United States -- Emigration and immigration
Description: Examines immigrant life in school, at work, and in communities and demonstrates that recent immigrants and their children do make substantial progress over time, both within and between generations. From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A tidal wave of immigration?; title: Revisiting assimilation theory; title: Immigration and immigrant policy; title: School: educational attainment of immigrants and the second generation; title: Work : labor market achivement; title: Home : residential assimilation of immigrants and ethnic groups; title: Conclusion : immigrant assimilation and social policy.