Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration

by Richard D. Alba and Victor Nee

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In this age of multicultural democracy, the idea of assimilation--that the social distance separating immigrants and their children from the mainstream of American society closes over time--seems outdated and, in some forms, even offensive. But as Richard Alba and Victor Nee show in the first systematic treatment of assimilation since the mid-1960s, it continues to shape the immigrant experience, even though the geography of immigration has shifted...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674018133

ISBN13:9780674018136

Release Date:September 2005

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Americas Education & Reference History Minority Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Specific Demographics

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