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  • Texas-Style Exclusion

    Mexican Americans and the Legacy of Limited Opportunity

    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, ... Leer más

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  • Immigration Policy and Immigrant Families

    Edición de Jennifer Van Hook, Valarie King ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book examines how immigration law impacts U.S. immigrant families. It addresses how admission and border policies shape family formation and contribute to prolonged family separation; how immigration enforcement affects parenting practices; and how immigrants’ unique challenges spill over to influence broader kinship support networks. Chapters describe family reunification and separation ... Leer más

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  • Families and Technology

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This timely reference takes a rigorous look at the myriad ways technology, from smartphones to dating apps to social media, is affecting family life and opening new areas for study. The book features cross-disciplinary perspectives on current trends in the role of technology in couple and family contexts. It focuses on the roles of parents in monitoring children’s screen time, of technology in ... Leer más

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  • Boys and Men in African American Families

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This important volume takes a life course approach in sharing empirical insights on the family experiences of African American males in socioeconomic and political contexts. Representing fields ranging from developmental psychology to public health and sociology to education, chapters identify challenges facing black men and boys in the U.S., as well as family and community sources of support and ... Leer más

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  • Families in an Era of Increasing Inequality

    Diverging Destinies

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    The widening gap between the rich and the poor is turning the American dream into an impossibility for many, particularly children and families. And as the children of low-income families grow to adulthood, they have less access to opportunities and resources than their higher-income peers--and increasing odds of repeating the experiences of their parents.Families in an Era of Increasing ... Leer más

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  • Gender and Couple Relationships

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This provocative volume is comprised of psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives on couple dynamics, particularly gender dynamics, and the future of marriage. Featuring data on married, cohabitating, male/female, and same-sex couples, the authors of the book's chapters analyze the changing impacts of work, parenting, and the health benefits of marriage for men and women. ... Leer más

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  • NGOs, Political Protest, and Civil Society

    This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote moderate political participation through formal mechanisms such as voting only in democracies where institutions are working well. This is a radical departure from the bulk of the literature on civil society that sees NGOs ... Leer más

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  • Immigration Realities

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