Segmented assimilation revisited: Types of acculturation and socioeconomic mobility in young adulthood

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1168-1193

  Waters, Mary C ^a   Tran, Van C ^b   Kasinitz, Philip ^c   Mollenkopf, John H ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Second generation; Segmented assimilation; Socioeconomic mobility; Straight line assimilation; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIAL THEORY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953605621     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419871003624076     Document Type: Article

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