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Mullins, Larry C., Ed.; Tucker, Richard D., Ed. – 1985
The six chapters of this book explore various issues concerning the annual migration of older Canadians to Florida. The study is based on a survey, of 4,500 subscribers to "Canada News" in Florida, that received 2,731 responses. Among the issues examined are the following: (1) where older Canadians are living in Florida; (2) the…
Descriptors: Demography, Health Services, Housing, Migrants
Pido, Antonio J. A. – 1986
This book examines immigration from the Philippines to the United States, in terms of the historical, economic, political, social, military, and cultural macro and micro structures that precipitate it. Certain aspects of race and ethnic relations are explored. The study begins with conceptual and theoretical considerations on the issues of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Economic Factors, Filipino Americans
Stinner, William F., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The 13 papers in this volume discuss issues relating to Caribbeans who have migrated to the United States and then returned to their home countries. The last three papers focus on remittances, migrants' ongoing remitting of cash and other economic resources to the home society. Paper titles (and authors) are the following: (1) "Introductory…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Rogler, Lloyd H.; Cooney, Rosemary Santana – 1984
This study examined the lives of 100 intergenerationally linked Puerto Rican families living in New York City. Each family consisted of two generations: the mothers and fathers in the parent generation and their married child and spouse in the child generation. Subjects investigated included the experiences of the migrant parent generation in…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Ethnicity, Family Mobility, Family Relationship
Bryce-Laporte, Roy S., Ed.; Mortimer, Delores M., Ed. – 1983
Twelve research papers on Caribbean immigrants to the United States are collected in this volume. Their titles (and authors) are the following: (1) "The United States' Role in Caribbean Migration: Background to the Problem" (Roy S. Bryce-Laporte); (2) "International Migration and the Political Economy of Underdevelopment: Aspects of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Rodriguez, Clara E. – 1991
This social history of the post-World War II Puerto Rican community in the United States focuses mainly on New York City. Each of the following chapters can be read separately: (1) "The Colonial Relationship: Migration and History" examines the factors leading to the migration of Puerto Ricans to the United States and their choice of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Migration Patterns, Modern History
Fuguitt, Glenn V.; And Others – 1989
A systematic description and evaluation of the socioeconomic conditions of nonmetropolitan United States provides important information for policymakers and researchers in rural education. This book is one of a series aimed at converting the statistics of the 1980 census into an analytical profile of major changes in U.S. life. The volume…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
Johnson, Nan E., Ed.; Wang, Ching-li, Ed. – 1997
This book includes studies of globalization-related social changes in rural areas of the United States and other countries and implications of these studies for sociological theory. Although no chapter focuses exclusively on education, education-related themes include rural school dropouts and intergenerational poverty, the migration of rural…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Farmers, Foreign Countries
Clark, William A. V. – 1998
Since 1965, changes in the immigration law have altered the influx from abroad and transformed the nation, especially California. This book examines the fundamental transformation of the state's population, focusing on local outcomes in California communities. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss social and economic causes of immigration, types of migrants,…
Descriptors: American Dream, Asian Americans, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
Ehrenreich, Barbara, Ed.; Hochschild, Arlie Russell, Ed. – 2003
This volume explores the unexplored consequences of globalization on the lives of women worldwide, as each year millions leave their third world countries to work in the homes, nurseries, and brothels of first world countries. This mass migration results in a transfer of labor associated with women's traditional roles that creates a "care…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregivers, Child Care, Demand Occupations