Description
Book SynopsisMuch like the US, the countries of Western Europe have experienced massive immigration over the years. Spain, in particular, has been receiving thousands of new immigrants. This study is based on a sample of almost 7,000 second-generation students who were interviewed in Madrid and Barcelona in 2008 and then re-interviewed four years later.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Twelve Lives
2 Theories of Second-Generation Adaptation
3 The Recent History of Spain-Bound Immigration
4 The Longitudinal Study of the Second Generation
5 Immigrant Parents: Spain and the United States
6 The Psychosocial Adaptation of the Second Generation: Self-Identities, Self-Esteem, and Related Variables
7 The Educational Goals and Achievements of the Second Generation
8 The Entry into the Real World: Labor Market Participation and Downward Assimilation
9 Conclusion: Integration Policies and Their Results
Notes
References
Index
Plate gallery located between pages 84 and 85
