Newcomers in Workplace
Immigrants and the Restructing of the U.S. Economy
Will be published approx. on 30. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-1-56639-131-3 (ISBN)
Description
Case studies capture the experiences, difficulties, and determination of immigrant workers
Reviews / Votes
"Through close analysis of the changing workplace in three U.S. communities, these informative academic essays chart the variety of work experience for new immigrants."-Publishers Weekly
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56639-131-3 (9781566391313)
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Previous edition
L. Lamphere
Newcomers in the Workplace
Book
01/1994
Temple University Press,U.S.
€109.13
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Person
Louise Lamphere teaches in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.
Content
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction --Louise Lamphere, Guillermo Grenier, and Alex Stepick Part I: Garden City 2. Beef Stew: Cattle, Immigrants, and Established Residents in a Kansas Beefpacking Town --Michael Broadway 3. Knock 'Em Dead: Work on the Killfloor of a Modern Beefpacking Plant --Donald D. Stull 4. Guys in White Hats: Short-Term Participant Observation among Beef-Processing Workers and Managers --Ken C. Erickson 5. The Effects of Packinghouse Work on Southeast Asian Refugee Families --Janet E. Benson Part II: Miami 6. Miami: Capital of Latin America --Alex Stepick 7. Brothers in Wood --Alex Stepick and Guillermo Grenier, with Steve Morris and Debbie Draznin 8. Grounding the Saturn Plant: Failed Restructuring in a Miami Apparel Plant --Guillermo Grenier and Alex Stepick, with Aline LaBorwit 9. The View from the Back of the House: Restaurants and Hotels in Miami --Alex Stepick and Guillermo Grenier, with Hafidh A. Hafidh, Sue Chaffee, and Debbie Draznin Part III: Philadelphia 10. Polishing the Rustbelt: Immigrants Enter a Restructuring Philadelphia --Judith Goode 11. Facing Job Loss: Changing Relationships in a Multicultural urban Factor --Carole Cohen 12. Encounters Over the Counter: Bosses, Workers, and Customers on a Changing Shopping Strip --Judith Goode 13. Poverty and Politics: Practice and Ideology among Small Business Owners in an Urban Enterprise Zone --Cynthia Carter Ninivaggi Contributors' Notes Index