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A01=National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
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- ISBN 9780309065610
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 10 Sep 1998
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Immigrant children and youth are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. However, relevant public policy is shaped less by informed discussion than by politicized contention over welfare reform and immigration limits. From Generation to Generation explores what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin. Describing the status of immigrant children and youth as "severely understudied," the committee both draws on and supplements existing research to characterize the current status and outlook of immigrant children. The book discusses the many factors--family size, fluency in English, parent employment, acculturation, delivery of health and social services, and public policies--that shape the outlook for the lives of these children and youth. The committee makes recommendations for improved research and data collection designed to advance knowledge about these children and, as a result, their visibility in current policy debates.
Donald J. Hernandez and Evan Charney, Editors; Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
