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Inheriting the city : the children of immigrants come of age / Philip Kasinitz ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.Description: x, 420 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780674028036 (alk. paper)
  • 0674028031 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JV6600 .I64 2008
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.
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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.