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Mortimer, Delores M., Ed.; Bryce-Laporte, Roy S., Ed. – 1981
Seminar papers on the recent immigrantion of women from the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa are collected in the first part of this two-part book. Titles (and authors) of the papers are: (1) "The New Immigration: The Female Majority" (Roy S. Bryce-Laporte); (2) "Race, Ethnicity, and Sex in the Recent Immigration: Some…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment Opportunities, Family Role, Females
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Keller, George – Planning for Higher Education, 1995
Three major demographic trends (immigration patterns, dissolution of the traditional family structure, and the emerging age profile of the United States population) and three social trends (socioeconomic polarization, growing importance of the Pacific Rim countries to American trade, and new communications technology) are examined as they affect…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Administration, College Planning, Demography
Colleran, Kevin J.; Gurak, Douglas; Kritz, Mary – HRC Research Bulletin, 1984
Two articles are presented in this research bulletin. The first, entitled "Acculturation in Puerto Rican Families," assesses the degree of acculturation of 100 sets of married children of 100 Puerto Rican families living in New York City. Attitudes toward language, identity, and values are used as criteria. The specific values the study…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes
van den Berg-Eldering, Lotty – 1986
The proceedings of a colloquy on the education and cultural development of migrant women, sponsored by the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC), are summarized in this volume, which includes background papers, speeches, discussion summaries, recommendations, and bibliographies. The opening section explains the history of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Civil Liberties, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism