Diverse pathways : race and the incorporation of Black, White, and Arab-origin Africans in the United States / Kevin J.A. Thomas.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series.
Main Author: Thomas, Kevin J. A. (Author)
Language:English
Published: East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2014]
Series:Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series.
Subjects:
Africans > Cultural assimilation > United States.
Africans > United States > Social conditions.
Africans > United States > Economic conditions.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
Immigrants > United States > Economic conditions.
Social surveys > United States.
Africans > Cultural assimilation.
Africans > Economic conditions.
Africans > Social conditions.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Immigrants > Economic conditions.
Immigrants > Social conditions.
Race relations.
Social surveys.
Africa > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
United States > Race relations.
Africa.
United States.
Physical Description:viii, 152 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Race, ethnicity, and African immigration to the United States
  • Theoretical perspectives
  • Educational attainment and post-immigration schooling progress
  • Occupational status, human-capital transfer, and the incorporation process
  • Earnings, self-employment, and economic incorporation
  • Race, ethnicity, and marital incorporation
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Data and methods used in the analysis.