Contemporary Conversations on

Informationen zum Autor By Judith Noemí Freidenberg Klappentext Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States shows the complexity of migrant experiences, advocates for immigration as a social issue rather than a social problem, and stresses that immigration rests on larger units of meaning structured by time and place. Zusammenfassung Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States shows the complexity of migrant experiences! advocating for immigration as a social issue rather than a social problem! and understanding that immigration rests on larger units of meaning structured by time and place. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Understanding the United States through the Immigrant Life Course Part I: Contexts of Immigrant ExperienceChapter 1: The People of Prince George's County Chapter 2: Conversations about County Identity Part II: Testimonies of Immigrant Experience Chapter 3: Growing Up, Making an Exit Decision, and LeavingChapter 4: Immigrant Journeys Chapter 5: Life Changes in New Destinations Part III: Globalizing the Immigrant Experience Chapter 6: Ideology of the "Good Life"Chapter 7: Imagined and Empirical Frontiers Epilogue: To Continue the ConversationsAppendix 1: Immigrant Experience Interview ScheduleAppendix 2: Video Links

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• Authors: Judith Noem Freidenberg, Judith Noemi Freidenberg, Judith Noemí Freidenberg
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2016
• EAN: 9780739182628
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-8262-8
• Series: Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society; Anthropology of Well-Being: In; Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society; Anthropology of Well-Being: In
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Social research & statistics, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Population & demography