Doctoral Dissertation Research: Educational and Occupational Outcomes of Adult Children of Brazilian Immigrants in the US

博士论文研究：美国巴西移民成年子女的教育和职业成果

• 批准号: 0727933
• 负责人: Leah VanWey
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-15 至 2009-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0727933&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Educational; Occupational

SES-0727933Leah VanWeyKara CebulkoIndiana UniversityRecent sociological research focusing on children of immigrants has shown that some variables (i.e., darker racial phenotypes and low human capital of parents) increase the chances of downward assimilation while other factors can act as protective barriers against downward assimilation (i.e., strong co-ethnic communities and use of biculturalism) However, the effects of important factors, including documentation status and local community context, on educational, occupational, and political incorporation processes have been underexplored. This dissertation research builds on theories of segmented assimilation to study these aspects of incorporation among 1.5 and second generation children of Brazilian immigrants. Using both survey data collected on Brazilian households and 50 in-depth interviews with adult children of Brazilian immigrants, this project examines the ways in which documentation status and local community context affect the experiences of Brazilian immigrants, particularly their incorporation into American society. This research also contributes to sociological understandings of immigrant incorporation by extending the segmented assimilation approach not only to political incorporation, but also to the relationship between educational/occupational incorporation and political incorporation. Moreover, it speaks to more general theories of social stratification and higher education as it considers how documentation status acts as an axis of stratification, which unlike class and race, formally excludes individuals from society. More broadly, this research is important for policy makers as they discuss the rights of immigrants to higher education, financial aid to pay for such education, and pathways to citizenship for children of immigrants.

SES-0727933Leah VanWeyKara CebulkoIndiana UniversityRecent sociological research focusing on children of immigrants has shown that some variables (i.e., darker racial phenotypes and low human capital of parents) increase the chances of downward assimilation while other factors can act as protective barriers against downward assimilation (i.e., strong co-ethnic communities and use of biculturalism)但是，重要因素（包括文档状况和当地社区环境）对教育，职业和政治融合过程的影响尚未得到充实。这项论文研究基于分段同化的理论，研究了1.5和第二代儿童在巴西移民的孩子中的这些方面。该项目利用巴西家庭收集的调查数据以及对巴西移民成年子女的50次深入访谈，研究了文件状况和当地社区环境影响巴西移民的经历，尤其是将其纳入美国社会的方式。这项研究还通过将分割的同化方法不仅扩展到政治成立，而且还涉及教育/职业成立与政治成立之间的关系，从而有助于对移民融入的社会学理解。此外，它讲述了更一般的社会分层和高等教育理论，因为它考虑了文档状态如何充当分层的轴，与阶级和种族不同，它们正式排除了个人。更广泛地说，这项研究对政策制定者讨论了移民对高等教育的权利，支付这种教育的经济援助的权利以及对移民儿童的公民身份的途径。