SYG-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Acculturation
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Macrostructural outcomes of incorporation of immigrants into the labor market are a function of the i(cid:373)(cid:373)ig(cid:396)a(cid:374)t st(cid:396)ea(cid:373)"s populatio(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isti(cid:272)s (i. e. fo(cid:396)(cid:373)s of (cid:272)apital tied to family): Cubans & vietnamese: deposed dominant classes & economically disadvantaged political refugees thriving ethnic economy. Koreans: sizeable supply of professional migrant with low english language capability; rotating. Savings & credit associations (roscas) thriving ethnic economy. Filipino: middle-class, educated & proficient in english no ethnic economy, white collar jobs in the public sector & offices. Nee & ande (cid:859) cont ibution to unde tanding immig ant inco po ation in the. Expands our understanding beyond classic assimilation theories that were formulated based on observing the outcomes of past waves of european immigrants. Specifies household attributes that shape the diverse trajectories of incorporation characteristic of contemporary immigration. Macro-structural outcomes are a function of population characteristics of immigrant streams.
