Documented, undocumented, and something else : the incorporation of children of Brazilian immigrants /

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Drawing upon in-depth interviews with young adult children of Brazilian immigrants, Cebulko finds that legal status, like race, class and gender, acts as a form of social stratification. Legal status, however, involves multiple categories, including grey areas in-between fully 'legal' and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cebulko, Kara Beth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2013.
Colección:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Brazilian Americans > Massachusetts > Boston > Social conditions.
Immigrant children > Massachusetts > Boston > Social conditions.
Assimilation (Sociology) > Massachusetts > Boston.
Américains d'origine brésilienne > Massachusetts > Boston > Conditions sociales.
Enfants immigrants > Massachusetts > Boston > Conditions sociales.
Assimilation (Sociologie) > Massachusetts > Boston.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Brazilian Americans > Social conditions
Massachusetts > Boston
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing upon in-depth interviews with young adult children of Brazilian immigrants, Cebulko finds that legal status, like race, class and gender, acts as a form of social stratification. Legal status, however, involves multiple categories, including grey areas in-between fully 'legal' and 'illegal.' Undocumented, liminally legal, lawful permanent residents, and citizens each live with a different set of rights and level of precariousness. These impact not only their economic opportunities, but also the social dynamics of Brazilian youth's transition into adulthood. Cebulko's work will be of in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593327125
1593327129

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