Inheriting the city : the children of immigrants come of age

Publication Data

• Title Inheriting the city : the children of immigrants come of age
• Contributor Philip Kasinitz
• Publisher Harvard University Press
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Cambridge, Mass.
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: Inheriting the city
The worlds of the fathers and mothers
Ethnic identities
Family and neighborhood origins
The school system as sorting mechanism
The second generation goes to work
Forming new families
Culture matters
Civic and political engagement
Race, prejudice, and discrimination
Conclusion: The second generation advantage.

Topics

• Children of immigrants :: United States :: Social conditions :: 20th century
• 014566944

Inheriting the city : the children of immigrants come of age. ISBN 9780674028036. Published by Harvard University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.