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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
Prewitt Diaz, Joseph O.; Draguns, Juris G. – 1985
The mental health needs of two-way migrants from Puerto Rico to the United States and back again are discussed in this paper. Four factors affecting Puerto Rican migrants are outlined. First, the relationship between migration and stress is considered. Often, it is noted, in migrating away from stressful economic conditions, the Puerto Rican…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Biculturalism, Culture Conflict
Peer reviewedKeller, 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
Peer reviewedCamacho, Agnes Zenaida V. – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1999
Explored the complex interrelationship between the family, child work and migration, the role of the family in decision making and migration process, and the economic benefits of labor migration for the child's family. Found that migrants' family-based contacts in location and recruitment process were important. Determined priorities identified by…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Childhood Attitudes
Tout, Ken – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
The "graying" of the population in developing nations has combined with the breakdown of the traditional extended family, the impact of modern education, migration factors, and the effects of AIDS to create an imperative for intergenerational program development. Through such organizations as HelpAge International, successful…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aging (Individuals), Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations
Download full textColleran, 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
