Underemployment Among Asians in the United States

Asian Indian, Filipino, and Vietnamese Workers
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-98640-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 213 mm x 139 mm, Gewicht: 210 g

Reihe: Garland Studies in the History of American Labor

Contrary to the stereotype which depicts them as economic successes, Asian workers have a high incidence of underemployment when compared to white workers. This book integrates immigration and labor market trends into an analysis of the economic assimilation of Asians in the U.S. It examines four forms of underemployment (unemployment, part-time employment, working poverty, and job mismatch) for Asian Indian, Filipino, and Vietnamese men and women. This study shows that Asian underemployment rates are consistently higher than for non-Hispanic whites, with Asian Indians having the highest rate. Each Asian group displayed varied effects of human capital, family and household, industry, and assimilation variables on the different underemployment categories. Important implications of the findings show that ethnic group variation in underemployment appears stronger than differences by gender. (Ph.D. dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1994; revised with new preface and index)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Madamba, Anna B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Asian Immigration to the United States, Chapter 3 Data and Methods, Chapter 4 A Descriptive Profile of Asian Underemployment in the United States, Chapter 5 Determinants of Asian Labor Force Participation, Chapter 6 Determinants of Asian Underemployment, Chapter 7 The Underemployment of Asian Workers: Concluding Thoughts, Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Anne B. Madamba, Gordon De Jong