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Author Heron, Melonie P.

Title The occupational attainment of Caribbean immigrants in the United States, Canada, and England / Melonie P. Heron
Published New York : LFB Scholarly, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (x, 151 pages)
Series The new Americans
New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Theories of Immigrant and Minority-Group Incorporation -- Neo-classical Economic Theory: Traditional Assimilation Theories -- Neo-Marxist/Structural Theories -- Segmented Assimilation Theories -- 3. West Indian Migration and Socio-Political Context I: The Racialization of Immigration Policy -- Immigration Policy (Trends and Context), Race and National Identity -- Immigration, Race Relations and Socioeconomic Attainment -- Discussion -- 4. West Indian Migration and Socio-Political Context II: Race Relations Policy -- The Role of the State: Politics and Racism -- 5. Data and Methods -- Data -- Sample Selectivity -- Model: Analyzing Occupational Status -- 6. Preliminary Analyses -- Sample Selection -- Descriptive Analyses -- 7. Occupational Attainment in the U.S., Canada and England -- Multivariate Results -- Comparative Immigrant Adaptation and Socio-political Context -- 8. Summary and Conclusion
Analysis Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-147) and index
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Subject Minorities -- Education -- Cross-cultural studies
Immigrants -- Education -- Cross-cultural studies
West Indians -- Education -- Cross-cultural studies
Occupational mobility -- Cross-cultural studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
Immigrants -- Education
Minorities -- Education
Occupational mobility
West Indians -- Education
Berufliche Mobilität
Einwanderer
Großbritannien
Karibik
Kanada
USA
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1931202974
9781931202978
1931202206
9781931202206