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Across Generations : Immigrant Families in America / ed. by Nancy Foner.

Abrego, Leisy, contributor.; Dreby, Joanna, contributor.; D'Alisera, JoAnn, contributor.; Espiritu, Yen Le, contributor.; Foner, Nancy, contributor.; Foner, Nancy, editor.; Gilbertson, Greta, contributor.; Kibria, Nazli, contributor.; Menjívar, Cecilia, contributor.; Sykes, Jennifer E., contributor.; Waters, Mary C., contributor.; Zhou, Min, contributor.
2009
HQ536 .F656 2009eb
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Title
Across Generations : Immigrant Families in America / ed. by Nancy Foner.
ISBN
9780814728468
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814728468.001.0001
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814728468.001.0001 doi
Call Number
HQ536 .F656 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.85086/9120973
Summary
Immigrants and their American-born children represent about one quarter of the United States population. Drawing on rich, in-depth ethnographic research, the fascinating case studies in Across Generations examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups-from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa-and give a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families.Moving beyond the cliché of the children of immigrants engaging in pitched battles against tradition-bound parents from the old country, these vivid essays offer a nuanced view that brings out the ties that bind the generations as well as the tensions that divide them. Tackling key issues like parental discipline, marriage choices, educational and occupational expectations, legal status, and transnational family ties, Across Generations brings crucial insights to our understanding of the United States as a nation of immigrants.Contributors: Leisy Abrego, JoAnn D'Alisera, Joanna Dreby, Yen Le Espiritu, Greta Gilbertson, Nazli Kibria, Cecilia Menjívar, Jennifer E. Sykes, Mary C. Waters, and Min Zhou.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
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Abrego, Leisy, contributor.
Dreby, Joanna, contributor.
D'Alisera, JoAnn, contributor.
Espiritu, Yen Le, contributor.
Foner, Nancy, contributor.
Foner, Nancy, editor.
Gilbertson, Greta, contributor.
Kibria, Nazli, contributor.
Menjívar, Cecilia, contributor.
Sykes, Jennifer E., contributor.
Waters, Mary C., contributor.
Zhou, Min, contributor.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Conflict, Coping, and Reconciliation
2. Emotions, Sex, and Money
3. Spare the Rod, Ruin the Child?
4. "Marry into a Good Family"
5. Images of a Wounded Homeland
6. Caregiving across Generations
7. Parents and Children across Borders
8. Negotiating Work and Parenting over the Life Course
About the Contributors
Index

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