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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated
ISBN-100205274552
ISBN-139780205274550
eBay Product ID (ePID)736975
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
Publication NameChanges and Conflicts : Korean Immigrant Families in New York
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
SubjectEthnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Sociology / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorNancy Foner, Pyong Gap Min
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-227962
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.895/707471
Table Of Content1.Changes and Conflicts in Family Life. 2.The Korean Community in New York. 3.Confucianism and the Korean Family System. 4.Marital Relations. 5.Child Care and Child Socialization. 6.Adjustment among the Elderly. 7.Transnational Kin and Family Ties. 8.Continuity and Change among Korean Immigrants. References.
SynopsisA massive wave of immigration is sweeping across America. How do new immigrants, specifically Koreans in New York, assimilate? This book fills the gap of knowledge and answers this thought-provoking question. This book studies Korean immigrants in New York and how they have maintained traditional family values since coming to the US and the ways in which these values have changed. The increased economic role in women is discussed in-depth, as well as how this new role has affected marital relations, the socialization of children, and family ties. Sociologists and anthropologists. Part of the New Immigrants Series ., This book studies Korean immigrants in New York and how they have maintained traditional family values since coming to the U.S. and the ways in which these values have changed. The increased economic role of women is discussed in-depth, as well as how this new role has affected marital relations, the socialization of children, and family ties. Part of the New Immigrants Series , edited by Nancy Foner. Focusing on the massive wave of immigration currently sweeping across America, this groundbreaking series includes coverage of five new immigrant groups for 1998: the Hmong in Wisconsin, Brazilians and Koreans in New York City, Haitians in Miami, and Chinese in San Francisco. This series fills the gap in knowledge relating to today's immigrants, how these groups are attempting to redefine their cultures while here, and their contribution to a new and changing America.