| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 235 pages) |
| Contents |
Intergenerational relations in immigrants families / Nancy Foner -- Conflict, coping, and reconciliation : intergenerational relations in Chinese immigrant families / Min Zhou -- Emotions, sex, and money : the lives of Filipino children of immigrants / Yen Le Espiritu -- Spare the rod, ruin the child? : first- and second- generation West Indian child-rearing practices / Mary C. Waters and Jennifer E. Sykes -- Marry into a good family : transnational reproduction and intergenerational relations in Bangladeshi American families / Nazli Kibria -- Images of a wounded homeland : Sierra Leonean children and the new heart of darkness / JoAnn D'Alisera -- Caregiving across generations : aging, state assistance, and multigenerational ties among immigrants from the Dominican Republic / Greta Gilbertson -- Parents and children across borders : legal instability and intergenerational relations in Guatemalan and Salvadoran families / Cecilia Menjívar and Leisy Abrego -- Negotiating work and parenting over the life course : Mexican family dynamics in a binational context / Joanna Dreby |
| Summary |
Immigrants and their American-born children represent about one quarter of the United States population. Drawing on rich, in-depth ethnographic research, the fascinating case studies in Across Generations examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups-from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa-and give a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families. Moving beyond the cliché of the children of immigrants engaging in pitched battles against tradition-bound parents from the old country, these vivid essays offer a nuanced view that brings out the ties that bind the generations as well as the tensions that divide them. Tackling key issues like parental discipline, marriage choices, educational and occupational expectations, legal status, and transnational family ties, Across generations brings crucial insights to our understanding of the United States as a nation of immigrants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Families -- United States.
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Immigrant families -- United States -- Social conditions
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Alternative Family.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Reference.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Emigration and immigration
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Families
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Einwanderer
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Eltern
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Kind
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United States -- Emigration and immigration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140040
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Foner, Nancy, 1945- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781441615619 |
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144161561X |
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9780814728468 |
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0814728464 |
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9780814727850 |
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0814727859 |
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