{"product_id":"immigrant-families-hardback-9780745670157","title":"Immigrant Families (Hardback) 9780745670157","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImmigrant Families\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCecilia Menjívar (Author), Leisy J. Abrego (Author), Leah C. Schmalzbauer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745670157, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 January 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 1.361 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Comprehensive, well-researched, and clearly-written,\u003ci\u003e Immigrant Families\u003c\/i\u003e fills a unique niche in both the fields of immigration and family literature. The authors bring wisdom, empathy, and clarity to the complex political, economic, legal, sociological, and gendered forces shaping immigrant families' lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarola Suárez-Orozco, UCLA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eImmigrant Families\u003c\/i\u003e, Menjivar, Abrego , and Schmalzbauer give us an excellent analysis of the factors that shape migration and family formation. They bring into focus how changing immigration laws, class, deportation practices, gender, and generation in the United States interact in the lives of immigrant families. With immigration sure to be an important part of life well into the future, Immigrant Families provides a wealth of information and analysis for a concerned public, policy-makers and students.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo Chavez, University of California Irvine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmigrant Families\u003c\/i\u003e aims to capture the richness, complexity, and diversity that characterize contemporary immigrant families in the United States. In doing so, it reaffirms that the vast majority of people do not migrate as isolated individuals, but are members of families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no quintessential immigrant experience, as immigrants and their families arrive with different levels of economic, social, and cultural resources, and must navigate various social structures that shape how they fare. \u003ci\u003eImmigrant Families\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the hierarchies and inequities between and within immigrant families created by key axes of inequality such as legal status, social class, gender, and generation. Drawing on ethnographic, demographic, and historical scholarship, the authors highlight the transnational context in which many contemporary immigrant families live, exploring how families navigate care, resources, expectations, and aspirations across borders. Ultimately, the book analyzes how dynamics at the individual, family, and community levels shape the life chances and wellbeing of immigrants and their families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the United States turns its attention to immigration as a critical social issue, \u003ci\u003eImmigrant Families\u003c\/i\u003e encourages students, scholars, and policy makers to center family in their discussions, thereby prioritizing the human and relational element of human mobility.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChapter 1: Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Families and Immigration Law\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Immigrant Families and Social Class\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Gender and Immigrant Families\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Generations and Immigrant Families\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Institutions, Policy, and Immigrant Families\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407332864280,"sku":"9780745670157","price":43.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745670157.jpg?v=1784162847","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/immigrant-families-hardback-9780745670157","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}