Getting Ahead

Social Mobility, Public Housing, and Immigrant Networks

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Dominguez, Silvia

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback

278 Seiten

Englisch

New York University Presserschienen am01.12.2013

Tells the compelling stories of Latin-American immigrant women living in public housing in two Boston-area neighborhoods. This book argues that these immigrant women parlay social ties that provide support and leverage to develop networks and achieve social positioning to get ahead.mehr

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KlappentextTells the compelling stories of Latin-American immigrant women living in public housing in two Boston-area neighborhoods. This book argues that these immigrant women parlay social ties that provide support and leverage to develop networks and achieve social positioning to get ahead.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8147-2078-3

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

FormatTrade Paperback (USA)

Verlag

New York University Press

Erscheinungsjahr2013

Erscheinungsdatum01.12.2013

Seiten278 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 16 mm

Gewicht413 g

Artikel-Nr.30395964

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GenrePhilosophie/Religion/Geisteswissenschaften

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Social Flow 2 The Neighborhoods 3 Social Support and Family Life 4 Leverage-Based Social Positioning 5 Family and Work Support 6 When Social Positioning Is Not Enough 7 When Intervention Is Necessary 8 Immigrant Networks Notes References Index About the Authormehr