Immigrant America : a portrait / Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1990]Copyright date: ©1990Description: xxiii, 300 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0520068947
- 9780520068940
- 0520070380
- 9780520070387
- 304.873 20
- JV6450 .P67 1990
Contents:
1. Nine stories -- 2. Who they are and why they come -- 3. Moving : patterns of immigrant settlement and spatial mobility -- 4. Making it in America : occupational and economic adaptation -- 5. From immigrants to ethnics : identity, citizenship, and political participation -- 6. A foreign world : immigration, mental health, and acculturation -- 7. Learning the ropes : language and education -- 8. Growing up American : the new second generation -- 9. Religion : the enduring presence -- 10. Conclusion : immigration and public policy.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 304.873 POR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A017294B |
"A centennial book"--3rd prelim. p.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and index.
1. Nine stories -- 2. Who they are and why they come -- 3. Moving : patterns of immigrant settlement and spatial mobility -- 4. Making it in America : occupational and economic adaptation -- 5. From immigrants to ethnics : identity, citizenship, and political participation -- 6. A foreign world : immigration, mental health, and acculturation -- 7. Learning the ropes : language and education -- 8. Growing up American : the new second generation -- 9. Religion : the enduring presence -- 10. Conclusion : immigration and public policy.
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