Time use of youths by immigrant and nativeborn parents ATUS results

Time use of youths by immigrant and native-born parents: ATUS results. A study based on the American Time Use Survey finds that, although native-born na·tive-born  adj. Belonging to a place by birth. Adj. 1. native-born - belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot" and immigrant youths pass their days in similar ways, Latino  and Asian immigrant youths spend more time studying and less time in  paid employment than do native-born youths; more time devoted to study  may be a mechanism by which immigrants achieve educational mobility     Classical and contemporary literature on immigration immigration, entrance of a person an alien into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. has been driven by questions concerning how and when immigrants assimilate as·sim·i·late  v.  1.  To consume and incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion. 2. To transform food into living tissue by the process of anabolism. to American society. Understanding the assimilation Assimilation  The absorption of stock by the public from a new issue. Notes: Underwriters hope to sell all of a new issue to the public. See also: Issuer, Underwriting    Assimilation  process is especially  important with regard to adolescents, whose trajectory Trajectory   The curve described by a body moving through space, as of a meteor through the atmosphere, a planet around the Sun, a projectile fired from a gun, or a rocket in flight. will drive the future incorporation of immigrant groups into U.S. society. The literature presents two competing stories regarding the behaviors and life chances of immigrant youths. The dominant theory, called segmented assimilation, proposes that immigrant youths face a  segmented path to assimilation, based on 1 the conditions of their  parents' departure from the home country; 2 their parents'  initial human capital; 3 the "mode of incorporation" that  immigrants experience in the host country, including federal, state, and  local immigration policies as well as reception by native groups; 4  cultural and economic barriers, including racial discrimination and, in  the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic 2005 est. pop. 295,734,000, 3,539,227 sq mi 9,166,598 sq km, North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the increasingly bifurcated bi·fur·cate   v. bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing, bi·fur·cates   v.tr. To divide into two parts or branches. v.intr. To separate into two parts or branches; fork. adj. labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience ; and 5 the family and community resources that are available to confront such  barriers. 1 Second-generation sec·ond-gen·er·a·tion adj. 1. Of or relating to a person or persons whose parents are immigrants. 2. Of or relating to a person or persons whose parents are citizens by birth and whose grandparents are immigrants. 3. youths who have parents with high levels  of initial human capital, who receive a positive reception by native  groups, and who have access to strong co-ethnic communities where  resources developed by earlier immigrants are available are poised for  upward mobility upward mobility  n.  The state of being upwardly mobile. upward mobility Noun   movement from a lower to a higher economic and social status. Many Asian immigrant groups fit this assimilation pathway pathway /path·way/ path´wa  1. a course usually followed. 2. the nerve structures through which an impulse passes between groups of nerve cells or between the central nervous system and an organ or muscle. . By contrast, a substantial portion of Latin Lat·in   n.  1.  a.  The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century. b. American and  Caribbean immigrants have parents with low human capital, are received  less positively by the host country, have access to weaker co-ethnic  communities, and often live in areas mired mire    n.  1.  An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. by poverty, crime, and  negative peer influence; their children are at risk of falling behind. 2    In contrast to segmented assimilation theory, classical and  neoclassical assimilation theory highlights a more positive conclusion:  that, for the most part, immigrant youths successfully assimilate to  mainstream American society and experience upward mobility compared with  their parents, despite different  Find out more on  advance payday