The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience

by Charles Hirschman, Philip Kasinitz, Josh Dewind

Overview

The historic rise in international migration over the past thirty years has brought a tide of new immigrants to the United States from Asia, South America, and other parts of the globe. Their arrival has reverberated throughout American society, prompting an outpouring of scholarship on the causes and consequences of the new migrations. The Handbook of International Migration gathers the best of this scholarship in one volume to present a comprehensive overview of the state of immigration research in this country, bringing coherence and fresh insight to this fast growing field. The contributors to The Handbook of International Migration—a virtual who's who of immigration scholars—draw upon the best social science theory and demographic research to examine the effects and implications of immigration in the United States. The dramatic shift in the national background of today's immigrants away from primarily European roots has led many researchers to rethink traditional theories of assimilation,and has called into question the usefulness of making historical comparisons between today's immigrants and those of previous generations. Part I of the Handbook examines current theories of international migration, including the forces that motivate people to migrate, often at great financial and personal cost. Part II focuses on how immigrants are changed after their arrival, addressing such issues as adaptation, assimilation, pluralism, and socioeconomic mobility. Finally, Part III looks at the social, economic, and political effects of the surge of new immigrants on American society. Here the Handbook explores how the complex politics of immigration have become intertwined with economic perceptions and realities, racial and ethnic divisions,and international relations. A landmark compendium of richly nuanced investigations, The Handbook of International Migration will be the major reference work on recent immigration to this country and will enhance the development of a truly interdisciplinary field of international migration studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871542441
Publisher:	Russell Sage Foundation
Publication date:	11/04/1999
Pages:	516
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 10.25(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

CHARLES HIRSCHMAN is professor of sociology at the University of Washington. PHILIP KASINITZ is professor of sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. JOSH DEWIND is program director of the Social Science Research Council and professor of anthropology at Hunter College of the City University of New York. CONTRIBUTORS: Charles Hirschman, Philip Kasinitz, Josh DeWind, Richard Alba, Susan B. Carter, Thomas J. Espenshade, Reynolds Farley, Walter C. Farrell Jr., Nancy Foner, Rachel M. Friedberg, Herbert J. Gans, Gary Gerstle, Nina Glick Schiller, Chandra Guinn, John Higham, Gregory A. Huber, Jennifer Hunt, James H. Johnson Jr., David E. López, Douglas S. Massey, John Hull Mollenkopf, Victor Nee, Joel Perlmann, Patricia R. Pessar, David Plotke, Alejandro Portes, Rebeca Raijman, Nestor Rodriguez, Rubén G. Rumbaut, George J. Sánchez, Richard Sutch, Marta Tienda, Roger Waldinger, Min Zhou, and Aristide R. Zolberg.

Table of Contents

PART' I THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION SImmigration Theory for a New Century: Some Problems and Opportunities Alejandro Portes 21 2 Why Does Immigration Occur? A Theoretical Synthesis Douglas S. Masscy 34 3 The Role of Gender, Households, and Social Networks in the Migration Process: A Review and Appraisal Patricia K Pessar 53 4 Matters of State: Theorizing Immigration Policy Aristide R, Zolber 71 o Transmigrants and Nation-States: Something Old and Something New in the US, Immigrant Experience Nina Glick Schiller 94 6 Theories of International Migration and Immigration: A Preliminary Reconnaissance of Ideal Types Charles Hirschman 120 PART II IMMIGRpNT ADAPTATION, ASSIMILATION, AND INCORPORATION 7 Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration Richard Alba an Victor ee 137 8 Toward a Reconciliation of "Assimilation" and "Pluralism": The interplay of Acculturation and Ethnic Retention Herbert], Gans 161 9 Assimilation and Its Discon tents: Ironies and Paradoxes Riubin G Rumbaut 172 10 Segmented. Assimilation: Issues, Controversies, and Recent Research on the New Second Generation Meet Zhou 196 11 Social and Linguistic Aspects of Assimilation Today David E. Upez z12 12 Immigrants, Past and Present; A Reconsideration Joel Perlmetan and Roger Waldizger 3 13 Immigrants' Socioeconoimc Progress Post-1965: Forging Mobility or Survival? Rebeca Raijman and Martes Tienda 239 14 The Immigrant Family: Cultural Legacies and Cultural Changes Maset Poster 257 PART III THP AMESIC.AN RLSPONSE TO IMMIGRMTON 15 Liberty, Coercion, and the Making of Ameiicans Gaty Gersde 275 16 Immigration and Political Incorporation in the Contemporary United States David Plotke 294 17 Historical Perspectives on the Economic Consequences of Immigration into the United States Susan Rf Carter and Richard Sutch 319 18 Immigration and the Receiving Economy Rachel M. Friedberg and Jennifer Hunt 342 19 Fiscal Impacts of Immigrants and the Shrinking Welfare State 77omas j. Espenshade and Gregory A, Huber 360 20 Face the Nation: Race, Immi- gration, and the Rise of Nadvism in Late-Twentieth- Century America George J. Sinchez 371 21 Instead of a Sequel, or, How I .ost My Subject John Highbam 33 22 Immigration Reform and the Browning of America: Tensions, Conflicts, and Community Instability in Metropolitan Los Angeles James H. Johnson Jr., Walter C. Farrelljr., and Chandr Guinn 390 23 Urban Political Conflicts and Alliances: New York and Los Angeles Compared John Hull Mollnkopf 42 24 U.S. Immigration and Changing Relations Between African Americans and LAtinos Nestor Rodrigez 423

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Waters

This pathbreaking book will be required reading for both specialists in immigration and the general reader wanting an introduction to the subject.
— Mary Waters, Harvard University

Editorial Reviews

Overviews the state of immigration research, drawing on recent social science theory and demographic research to examine the effects and implications of immigration in the US. Examines current theories of international migration and the forces that motivate people to migrate, then focuses on how immigrants are changed after their arrival, and looks at the social, economic, and political effects of the surge of new immigrants of American society. Hirschman is professor of sociology at the University of Washington. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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