Black Identities
West Indian Immigrant Dreams and American Realities
Published on 1. July 2009
432 pages
978-0-674-04494-4 (ISBN)
Description
The story of West Indian immigrants to the United States is generally considered to be a great success. Mary Waters, however, tells a very different story. She finds that the values that gain first-generation immigrants initial success are undermined by the realities of life and race relations in the United States.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04494-4 (9780674044944)
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09/2001
Harvard University Press
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Person
Mary C. Waters is M. E. Zukerman Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.
Content
Contents 1. Introduction 2. Historical Legacies 3. Racial and Ethnic Identity Choices 4. West Indians at Work 5. Encountering American Race Relations 6. Intergenerational Dynamics 7. Segregated Neighborhoods and Schools 8. Identities of the Second Generation 9. Immigrants and American Race Relations Appendix: Notes on Methodology Notes Index
