Chinese Immigrant Adaptation in Western Societies

A Cross-National Comparison
1. Auflage 2030
ISBN: 978-0-415-87975-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Routledge Studies of Diasporic Peoples

This volume aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the social and economic positions of recent Chinese immigrants and their children in four western developed countries: Australia, Britain, Canada and USA. It will be the first attempt to systematically compare the experiences of overseas Chinese across multiple destinations using quantitative survey data and standardised analysis, while controlling for the heterogeneity of the countries of origin. Such an approach will yield new insights into how social and economic conditions at destinations affect the adaptation of immigrants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cheung, Sin Yi

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Chinese Immigrants in Western Societies: A Cross-National Perspective 2. Diverse Origins and Destinations 3. Education and Qualification 4. Employment and Occupations 5. Earnings and Income 6. Conclusion: Chinese Adaptation in Western Societies – Towards a Middle Class Dream? Technical Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Sin Yi Cheung taught at Oxford Brookes University before taking up a senior lectureship in Sociology at University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests are in the areas of social stratification, sociology of education and social inequalities, with a specific focus on ethnic minorities in western countries and in comparative research. Her most recent work, Unequal Chances: Ethnic Minorities in Western Labour Markets (British Academy and Oxford University Press, 2007), was a comparative study co-led with Professor Anthony Heath at University of Oxford.