Description
Book SynopsisThe Sociology of Immigrationprovides students with a contemporary sociological perspective on the entire immigration process: deciding to leave one's home country, establishing oneself in a new host society, being received by the host population, and deciding whether to assimilate or seek citizenship. Using historical and contemporary examples, it applies many foundational concepts in sociology, such as culture, socialization, race and ethnicity, gender, and the sociological imagination, to the phenomenon of human migration. The text introduces immigration and migration on a global scale, but also emphasizes immigration in a U.S. context.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: An Introduction to Studying Immigration Chapter 2: Why do People become Immigrants? Chapter 3: Who becomes an Immigrant?: A Demographic Profile Chapter 4: A Brief History of Immigration to the United States Chapter 5: Immigrant Destinations in the Rest of the World Chapter 6: Becoming an Immigrant Chapter 7: Assimilation and its Variants Chapter 8: Transnationalism and Multiculturalism Chapter 9: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Chapter 10: Undocumented Immigrants Chapter 11: Forcibly Displaced People: Refugees and Asylum Seekers Chapter 12: Acquiring Citizenship Chapter 13: Busting Myths about Immigration Chapter 14: Emigration: What Becomes of the Origin Society?
