African Immigrants in the United States - The Gendering Significance of Race Through International Migration?

Today, African immigrants constitute a growing and increasingly visible component of the US population. This book takes a closer look at the growth of African immigration to the United States in recent years, examining sociodemographic profiles of these "new African Americans" or "new Americans."

List of contents

Contents
Chapter 1. Africans in the United States: An Increasingly Visible Immigrant Population
Chapter 2. Patterns of African Immigration to the United States and Sociodemographic Profile
Chapter 3. Immigration and the U.S. Experience: Theoretical Foundations
Chapter 4. An Intra-Group Comparison of African Immigrants in the United States: Gendered Variations?
Chapter 5. African Immigrants in the United States: The Gendering Significance of Race through International Migration?
Chapter 6. African Immigrants in the United States: A Comparison with Natives
Chapter 7. African Immigrants in the United States: Summary and Concluding Observations

About the author

Mamadi Corra is professor of sociology at East Carolina University (ECU).

Product details

• Authors: Mamadi Corra, Mamadi Corra Corra
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781793648242
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-824-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Migration, immigration & emigration, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional