Kids in the Middle : How Children of Immigrants Negotiate Community Interactions for Their Families /

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Complicating the common view that immigrant incorporation is a top-down process, determined largely by parents, Vikki Katz explores how children actively broker connections that enable their families to become woven into the fabric of American life. Children's immersion in the U.S. school syste...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Katz, Vikki S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Colección:Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
Temas:
Children of immigrants > United States.
Communities > United States.
Families > United States.
Immigrants > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Children, Family, and Community
  • 2. Settling in Greater Crenshaw
  • 3. Child Brokers and Their Families
  • 4. Community Begins at Home
  • 5. Gateways to Family Wellbeing
  • 6. Shortchanging the Immigrant Bargain?
  • 7. Brokering and Its Consequences
  • Appendix: Challenges of Departure
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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