The Next Generation: Immigrant Youth in a Comparative Perspective

by Mary Waters

Book Overview

One fifth of the population of the United States belongs to the immigrant or second generations. While the US is generally thought of as the immigrant society par excellence, it now has a number of rivals in Europe. The Next Generation brings together studies from top immigration scholars to explore how the integration of immigrants affects the generations that come after. The original essays explore the early beginnings of the second generation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814707432
• ISBN13: 9780814707432
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"