Perceived social standing among Asian immigrants in the US: Do reasons for immigration matter?

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 858-869

  Chen, Juan ^a   Gee, Gilbert C ^b   Spencer, Michael S ^c   Danziger, Sheldon H ^c   Takeuchi, David T ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian immigrants; Ethnicity; Gender; Perceived social standing; Reasons for immigration

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749107276     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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