Immigrant families in contemporary society /

Immigrant families in contemporary society / edited by Jennifer E. Lansford, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Marc H. Bornstein. - xv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Duke series in child development and public policy . - Duke series in child development and public policy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Family circumstances of children in immigrant families : looking to the future of America / Health of children in immigrant families / Ethnic identity development in immigrant families / Acculturation strategies and adaption / Immigrant families in sociology / How economists have studied the immigrant family / Knowledge of child development and family interactions among immigrants to America : perspectives from developmental science / A multidisiplinary perspective on the development of young children in immigrant families / Managing the differences within : immigration and early education in the United States / The role of preschool and after-school policies in improving the school achievement of children of immigrants / Cultural and religious contexts of parenting by immigrant South Asian Muslim mothers / Immigration, globalization, and the Chinese American family / Immigrant families and the educational development of their children / Work-family linkages in the lives of families of Mexican origin / Building bridges : strategies to promote academic and psychological resilience for adolescents of Mexican origin / The role of the law in relationships within immigrant families : traditional parenting practices in conflict with American concepts of maltreatment / Closing thoughts / Afterword : Reflections on research with immigrant families / Donald J. Hernandez, Nancy A. Denton, and Suzanne E. Macartney -- Fernando S. Mendoza, Joyce R. Javier, and Anthony E. Burgos -- Jean S. Phinney and Anthony D. Ong -- John W. Berry -- Vappu Tyyskä -- Neeraj Kaushal and Cordelia Reimers -- Marc H. Bornstein and Linda R. Cote -- P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo, and Natalia Palacios -- Robert H. Bradley and Lorraine McKelvey -- Jane Waldfogel and Claudia Lahaie -- Fariyal Ross-Sheriff, M. Taqi Tirmazi, and Tasanee R. Walsh -- Bernard P. Wong -- Andrew J. Fuligni and Allison Sidle Fuligni -- Kimberly A. Updegraff ... [et al.] -- Nancy A. Gonzales ... [et al.] -- Doriane Lambelet Coleman -- Kirby Deater-Deckard, Marc H. Bornstein, and Jennifer E. Lansford -- Carola Suárez-Orozco.

159385403X 9781593854034

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Emigration and immigration.
Acculturation.

JV6033 / .I46 2007

304.8

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