TY - BOOK ID - 77956932 TI - Across Generations : Immigrant Families in America PY - 2009 SN - 144161561X 0814728464 0814727859 9781441615619 9780814728468 9780814727850 9780814727706 0814727700 9780814727713 0814727719 PB - New York, NY : New York University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Immigrant families KW - Families KW - Families of emigrants KW - Social conditions. KW - United States KW - Emigration and immigration. KW - Immigration KW - Families -- United States. KW - Immigrant families -- United States -- Social conditions. KW - United States -- Emigration and immigration. KW - Across. KW - Generations. KW - States. KW - United. KW - brings. KW - crucial. KW - immigrants. KW - insights. KW - nation. KW - understanding. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77956932 AB - Immigrants and their American-born children represent about one quarter of the United States population. Drawing on rich, in-depth ethnographic research, the fascinating case studies in Across Generations examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups—from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa—and give a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families.Moving beyond the cliché of the children of immigrants engaging in pitched battles against tradition-bound parents from the old country, these vivid essays offer a nuanced view that brings out the ties that bind the generations as well as the tensions that divide them. Tackling key issues like parental discipline, marriage choices, educational and occupational expectations, legal status, and transnational family ties, Across Generations brings crucial insights to our understanding of the United States as a nation of immigrants.Contributors: Leisy Abrego, JoAnn D’Alisera, Joanna Dreby, Yen Le Espiritu, Greta Gilbertson, Nazli Kibria, Cecilia Menjívar, Jennifer E. Sykes, Mary C. Waters, and Min Zhou. ER -