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Dreams fulfilled dreams shattered: Determinants of segmented assimilation in the second generation

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Haller, W; Portes, A; Lynch, SM
Published in: Social Forces
March 1, 2011

We summarize prior theories on the adaptation process of the contemporary immigrant second generation as a prelude to presenting additive and interactive models showing the impact of family variables, school contexts and academic outcomes on the process. For this purpose, we regress indicators of educational and occupational achievement in early adulthood on predictors measured three and six years earlier. The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, used for the analysis, allows us to establish a clear temporal order among exogenous predictors and the two dependent variables. We also construct a Downward Assimilation Index, based on six indicators and regress it on the same set of predictors. Results confirm a pattern of segmented assimilation in the second generation, with a significant proportion of the sample experiencing downward assimilation. Predictors of the latter are the obverse of those of educational and occupational achievement. Significant interaction effects emerge between these predictors and early school contexts, defined by different class and racial compositions. Implications of these results for theory and policy are examined. © The University of North Carolina.

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Social Forces

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1534-7605

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0037-7732

Publication Date

March 1, 2011

Volume

89

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3

Start / End Page

733 / 762

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1608 Sociology
 

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Haller, W., Portes, A., & Lynch, S. M. (2011). Dreams fulfilled dreams shattered: Determinants of segmented assimilation in the second generation. Social Forces, 89(3), 733–762. https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2011.0003
Haller, W., A. Portes, and S. M. Lynch. “Dreams fulfilled dreams shattered: Determinants of segmented assimilation in the second generation.” Social Forces 89, no. 3 (March 1, 2011): 733–62. https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2011.0003.
Haller W, Portes A, Lynch SM. Dreams fulfilled dreams shattered: Determinants of segmented assimilation in the second generation. Social Forces. 2011 Mar 1;89(3):733–62.
Haller, W., et al. “Dreams fulfilled dreams shattered: Determinants of segmented assimilation in the second generation.” Social Forces, vol. 89, no. 3, Mar. 2011, pp. 733–62. Scopus, doi:10.1353/sof.2011.0003.
Haller W, Portes A, Lynch SM. Dreams fulfilled dreams shattered: Determinants of segmented assimilation in the second generation. Social Forces. 2011 Mar 1;89(3):733–762.
Journal cover image

Published In

Social Forces

DOI

EISSN

1534-7605

ISSN

0037-7732

Publication Date

March 1, 2011

Volume

89

Issue

3

Start / End Page

733 / 762

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1608 Sociology