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Beyond the immigrant enclave : network change and assimilation /

Immigrant communities - even poor ones - are often portrayed as solidary and supportive. Wierzbicki examines the presence and homogeneity of ties among the foreign- and native-born of different ethnic groups. She finds that the foreign-born consistently report fewer ties than the native-born, in par...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Susan K. (Sociologist)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Colección:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Immigrant communities - even poor ones - are often portrayed as solidary and supportive. Wierzbicki examines the presence and homogeneity of ties among the foreign- and native-born of different ethnic groups. She finds that the foreign-born consistently report fewer ties than the native-born, in part because of less education or shorter duration of residence. The foreign-born also have more ethnically homogeneous ties, even when they live outside enclaves and in wealthier areas. This finding has implications for theories of assimilation or incorporation. For lack of network data, previous examination of assimilation has often relied on patterns of residential settlement rather than actual social ties. This study indicates that the foreign-born may assimilate spatially but not socially.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 166 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-160) and index.
ISBN:1593321228
9781593321222
9781593320041
1593320043
1280361417
9781280361418