Goerman The Promised Land?

The Lives and Voices of Hispanic Immigrants in the New South
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-51679-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten

Reihe: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues

Through analysis of in-depth interviews with seventy-three Hispanic immigrants in Central Virginia, this book offers a rare in-depth look at the views and circumstances of immigrants in a new receiving area. It provides an examination of the new migration trend including an analysis of immigrants' living and working conditions, their family life, and their plans for the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goerman, Patricia L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction: Globalization and the Dispersal of Immigrants to Non-Traditional Receiving Areas in the United States
Chapter 2. Central Virginia: A "Promised Land" for New Latino Immigrants?
Chapter 3. Troubles in the "Promised Land": Complex Household Living as a Temporary Survival Strategy in Central Virginia
Chapter 4. One Step Forward, Two steps Back: Gendered Experiences of Work and Family Life in Central Virginia
Chapter 5. Permanent Settlement or a Temporary Stay?: The Future of the Hispanic Community in Central Virginia
Chapter 6. The "Promised Land" As a Relative Concept: Public Policy Concerns for the Future
Bibliography
Appendix A

Über Autor(innen)

Patricia Goerman is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the United States Census Bureau. Her most recent publication is a chapter in Complex Ethnic Households in America.