Background/Context: The educational fate of the children of low-wage immigrants is a salient issue in all the economically developed societies that have received major immigration flows since the 1950s. The article considers the way in which educational systems in the two countries structure the educational experiences and shape the opportunities…

Profiles European young people regarding residential independence and relationship with the labor market. Recent trends show (a) most youth live with their parents; (b) stability in the proportion of unemployed and their residential status; and (c) significant increases in southern countries of employed young people still living with their…

Reports on differences between young people in Italy and those abroad. Drawing on data from three censuses, found that Italy is characterized by a high percentage of family-of-origin households which is attributed to the fact that most young adults there leave home only to marry. (RJM)

Compares residential proximity patterns by race in U.S. and Canadian neighborhoods. The findings show that in the United States, but not in Canada, blacks appear to be at a disadvantage in the early stages of spatial assimilation, and other racial groups appear to actively avoid moving into neighborhoods with a dominant black presence. (GLR)