Immigrant Families (eBook)

Cecilia Menjívar is Foundation Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas. Leisy J. Abrego is Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Leah C. Schmalzbauer is Associate Professor of American Studies and Sociology at Amherst College.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Families and Immigration Law
Chapter 3: Immigrant Families and Social Class
Chapter 4: Gender and Immigrant Families
Chapter 5: Generations and Immigrant Families
Chapter 6: Institutions, Policy, and Immigrant Families
Chapter 7: Conclusion
References
Notes

"Comprehensive, well-researched, and clearly-written, Immigrant Families 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."
Carola Suárez-Orozco, UCLA

"In Immigrant Families, 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."
Leo Chavez, University of California Irvine