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  • Texas-Style Exclusion

    Mexican Americans and the Legacy of Limited Opportunity

    by Jennifer Van Hook, James D. Bachmeier ...
    While Americans largely support legal immigration, this support is conditional on the basis that immigrants do not make use of public assistance. Previous generations of immigrants, such as European-origin Industrial Era immigrants, came to U.S. impoverished, worked hard, and achieved the American Dream seemingly on their own. Mexican immigrants, the nation’s largest contemporary immigrant group, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Parents Without Papers

    The Progress and Pitfalls of Mexican American Integration

    by Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, James D. Bachmeier, Susan Brown, James Bachmeier ...
    For several decades, Mexican immigrants in the United States have outnumbered those from any other country. Though the economy increasingly needs their labor, many remain unauthorized. In Parents Without Papers, immigration scholars Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, and James D. Bachmeier document the extent to which the outsider status of these newcomers inflicts multiple hardships on their children ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • On New Shores

    Understanding Immigrant Fathers in North America

    by Carl F. Auerbach, James D. Bachmeier, John W. Berry, Scott Coltrane, Jeffrey Cookston, Roberto M. De Anda, Uwe Gielen, Donald J. Hernandez, Ronit Kahana Kalman, Akira Kanatsu, Eunjung Kim, Michael E. Lamb, Suzanne E. Macartney, Alfredo Mirandé, Erika Y. Niwa, Ross D. Parke, Aris Peguero, Norma Perez-Brena, Joseph H. Pleck, Sara Tocher Rosse, Louise Bordeaux Silverstein, Yanjie Su, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Eric Vega, Carrie Z. Woldenberg, Hiro Yoshikawa, Ruth Chu-Lien Chao, Nancy A. Denton ...
    Over the past several decades, researchers as well as social policymakers and educators have acknowledged the importance that fathers play in their children's lives. A good deal of research on fathering has been conducted among Euro-American families in North America. However, our understanding of fathering across various ethnic groups remains limited. Throughout Canada and the United States, the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • Latin American Politics and Society

    by Gerardo L. Munck, Juan Pablo Luna ...
    Taking a fresh thematic approach to politics and society in Latin America, this introductory textbook analyzes the region's past and present in an accessible and engaging style well-suited to undergraduate students. The book provides historical insights into modern states and critical issues they are facing, with insightful analyses that are supported by empirical data, maps and timelines. Drawing ... Read more

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  • The Great Demographic Illusion

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    Why the number of young Americans from mixed families is surging and what this means for the country’s futureAmericans are under the spell of a distorted and polarizing story about their country’s future—the majority-minority narrative—which contends that inevitable demographic changes will create a society with a majority made up of minorities for the first time in the United States’s history. ... Read more

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  • Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders

    Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-first Century

    by Yvette M Alex-Assensoh, Prof. Rodney E. Hero Sr., Ph.D., Prof. Ronald Schmidt Sr., Ph.D., Prof. Andrew L. Aoki, Ph.D. ...
    Series series The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity
    "The authors have done a commendable and impressive job of addressing a topic of long-lasting and increasing significance in U.S. politics."---F. Chris Garcia, University of New Mexico"This is a path-breaking book that will be read across disciplines beyond political science."---James Jennings, Tufts UniversityOver the past four decades, the United States has experienced the largest influx of ... Read more

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  • Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees

    Edited by Pallassana Balgopal ...
    Series series Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
    The United States has always been a land of immigrants and a destination for refugees. With the increase in immigration in the late 1980s—when the number of refugees entering the United States nearly doubled as well—the number of clients needing social work services rose dramatically. Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees takes an ecological systems perspective on working with these ... Read more

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  • States of Belonging

    Immigration Policies, Attitudes, and Inclusion

    by Tomas R. Jimenez, Deborah J. Schildkraut, Yuen J. Huo, John F. Dovidio ...
    Political turmoil surrounding immigration at the federal level and the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform have provided an opening for state and local governments to become more active in setting their own immigration-related policies. States largely dictate the resources, institutions, and opportunities immigrants can access: who can get a driver’s license or attend a ... Read more

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  • Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class

    The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change

    by Andi Stepnick, Joseph F. Healey ...
    Known for its clear and engaging writing, the bestselling Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change has been thoroughly updated to be fresher, more relevant, and more accessible to undergraduates. The text uses sociological perspectives and a consistent conceptual framework to tell the story of America’s minority groups, today and throughout history. By ... Read more

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  • The Politics of Belonging

    Race, Public Opinion, and Immigration

    by Natalie Masuoka, Jane Junn ...
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    The United States is once again experiencing a major influx of immigrants. Questions about who should be admitted and what benefits should be afforded to new members of the polity are among the most divisive and controversial contemporary political issues.Using an impressive array of evidence from national surveys, The Politics of Belonging illuminates patterns of public opinion on immigration and ... Read more

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  • Contested Transformation

    Race, Gender, and Political Leadership in 21st Century America

    by Carol Hardy-Fanta, Pei-te Lien, Dianne Pinderhughes, Christine Marie Sierra ...
    Contested Transformation constitutes the first comprehensive study of racial and ethnic minorities holding elective office in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Building on data from the Gender and Multicultural Leadership (GMCL) National Database and Survey, it provides a baseline portrait of Black, Latino, Asian American, and American Indian elected officials - the ... Read more

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