Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States - The View From Prince George''s County, Maryland

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.

List of contents

Introduction: Understanding the United States through the Immigrant Life Course
Part I: Contexts of Immigrant Experience
Chapter 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 Leaving
Chapter 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 Conversations
Appendix 1: Immigrant Experience Interview Schedule
Appendix 2: Video Links

About the author

Judith Noemí Freidenberg is professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland and director of The Anthropology of the Immigrant Life Course Research Program.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Freidenberg, Judith Noem Freidenberg, Judith Noemi Freidenberg, Judith Noemí Freidenberg
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498538138
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3813-8
• No. of pages: 204
• 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 / Statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Social research & statistics, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Social research and statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies