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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Susan K. (Sociologist)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Series:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Immigrant networks
  • Community as networks and place
  • The presence of strong ties
  • Kinship ties
  • Ties among neighbors
  • Similarity of neighborhood ties
  • The community typology and immigrants.