Growing up American : how Vietnamese children adapt to life in the United States /
"Growing Up American tells the story of Vietnamese children and sheds light on why their often troubled passage into American society has thus far been successful." "Drawing on research and insights from the U.S. census, survey data, and their own participant observation and in-depth...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
[1998]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The Children of Vietnamese Refugees
- The Scatterings of War
- Resettlement
- The Reconstruction of the Ethnic Community and the Refugee Family
- Networks of Social Relations: Support and Control
- Language and Adaptation
- Experiences in Adaptation to American Schools
- Straddling the Gap: Bicultural Conflicts and Gender Role Changes
- Delinquency: Insiders and Outsiders
- Conclusion: Contexts of Reception, Selective Americanization, and the Implications for the New Second Generation.