Inheriting the city :

Inheriting the city : the children of immigrants come of age / Philip Kasinitz ... [et al.]. - New York : Cambridge, Mass. : Russell Sage Foundation ; Harvard University Press, 2008. - x, 420 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-411) and index.

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.

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Children of immigrants--Social conditions--United States--20th century.
Children of immigrants--Social conditions--United States--21st century.

JV6600 / .I64 2008