Born in the USA: How immigrant generation shapes meritocracy and its relation to ethnic identity and collective action

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-180

  Wiley, Shaun ^a   Deaux, Kay ^b   Hagelskamp, Carolin ^c  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective action; Ethnic identity; Generation; Immigration; Meritocracy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MALE; MERITOCRACY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES; AGE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN RELATION; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEW YORK CITY; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865433379     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027661     Document Type: Article

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