Introduction: Immigrant Families in Contemporary Society, Marc H. Bornstein, Kirby Deater-Deckard, and Jennifer E. Lansford
I. Foundations and Perspectives
1. Family Circumstances of Children in Immigrant Families: Looking to the Future of America, Donald J. Hernandez, Nancy A. Denton, and Suzanne E. Macartney
2. Health of Children in Immigrant Families, Fernando S. Mendoza, Joyce R. Javier, and Anthony E. Burgos
3. Ethnic Identity Development in Immigrant Families, Jean S. Phinney and Anthony D. Ong
4. Acculturation Strategies and Adaptation, John W. Berry
5. Immigrant Families in Sociology, Vappu Tyyskä
6. How Economists Have Studied the Immigrant Family, Neeraj Kaushal and Cordelia Reimers
II. Illustrations of Diversity in Family Processes
7. Knowledge of Child Development and Family Interactions among Immigrants to America: Perspectives from Developmental Science, Marc H. Bornstein and Linda R. Cote
8. A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Development of Young Children in Immigrant Families, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo, and Natalia Palacios
9. Managing the Differences Within: Immigration and Early Education in the United States, Robert H. Bradley and Lorraine McKelvey
10. The Role of Preschool and After-School Policies in Improving the School Achievement of Children of Immigrants, Jane Waldfogel and Claudia Lahaie
11. Cultural and Religious Contexts of Parenting by Immigrant South Asian Muslim Mothers, Fariyal Ross-Sheriff, M. Taqi Tirmazi, and Tasanee R. Walsh
12. Immigration, Globalization, and the Chinese American Family, Bernard P. Wong
III. Immigrant Families in Social Contexts
13. Immigrant Families and the Educational Development of Their Children, Andrew J. Fuligni and Allison Sidle Fuligni
14. Work–Family Linkages in the Lives of Families of Mexican Origin, Kimberly A. Updegraff, Ann C. Crouter, Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, and Emily Cansler
15. Building Bridges: Strategies to Promote Academic and Psychological Resilience for Adolescents of Mexican Origin, Nancy A. Gonzales, Larry E. Dumka, Anne Marie Mauricio, and Miguelina Germán
16. The Role of the Law in Relationships within Immigrant Families: Traditional Parenting Practices in Conflict with American Concepts of Maltreatment, Doriane Lambelet Coleman
Closing Thoughts, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Marc H. Bornstein, and Jennifer E. Lansford
Afterword: Reflections on Research with Immigrant Families, Carola Suárez-Orozco
Jennifer E. Lansford, PhD, is Research Scientist at the Duke
University Center for Child and Family Policy. Her research focuses
on the development of aggression and other behavior problems in
youth, with an emphasis on how family and peer contexts contribute
to or protect against these outcomes. Dr. Lansford examines how
experiences with parents (e.g., discipline, physical abuse,
divorce) and peers (e.g., rejection, friendships) affect the
development of children’s behavior problems, how influence operates
in adolescent peer groups, and how cultural contexts moderate links
between parents’ discipline strategies and children’s behavior
problems.
Kirby Deater-Deckard, PhD, is Professor and Director of Graduate
Programs in the Department of Psychology at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University. In his research, he
examines genetic and environmental influences on child and
adolescent social-emotional and cognitive development, with
particular emphasis on parenting and cultural influences. Dr.
Deater-Deckard has published several papers, book chapters, and
books in the areas of developmental psychology and child
development. He is Joint Editor of the Journal of Child Psychology
and Psychiatry.
Marc H. Bornstein, PhD, is Senior Investigator and Head of Child
and Family Research at the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development. He was a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and has
received awards from the National Institutes of Health and the
American Psychological Association, among others. Dr. Bornstein is
coauthor of Development in Infancy, now in its fifth edition, as
well as numerous other volumes. He is Editor Emeritus of Child
Development and Founding Editor of Parenting: Science and
Practice.
"Immigrants face many challenges that place them at risk for social, educational, health, and emotional difficulties. In this rich volume, scholars in psychology, medicine, sociology, education, law, and economics raise riveting issues while they document and chart new directions for research and intervention that promote social and psychological resilience. A 'must read' for a multidisciplinary audience of academics, policymakers, program developers, and practitioners trying to understand the pressing needs of immigrant children and families and to encourage their positive adaptation." - Celia J. Falicov, University of California, San Diego "Immigrant families and modern social institutions pose a number of challenges and opportunities for each other. The social and behavioral sciences, by and large, have addressed the issues in piecemeal fashion. This volume, in contrast, brings together knowledge and insights from psychology, sociology, medicine, and other disciplines to open a dialogue on the complexities of immigrant families in North America. The nicely organized chapters provide a foundation for gaining a larger perspective that has been missing." - Charles M. Super, University of Connecticut "The chapters cover diverse immigrant groups, cross-referencing each other to yield a comprehensive, integrated text that can serve as a stand-alone volume on immigrant families. The authors, who are among the foremost experts in their respective fields, present the most up-to-date and relevant research and offer insightful suggestions for future investigation. This book will serve as a valuable text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate-level courses; for example, it is ideal for my seminar on cultural psychology and immigrant families." - Raymond Buriel, Pomona College "This is one of the few interdisciplinary books that provide a well-balanced and well-integrated overview of demographic and sociological trends in immigration, issues of development and acculturation, and the impact of social and economic systems. It is an excellent reference not only for researchers, but also for policymakers and educational and clinical professionals. The book combines broad reviews of current theories and trends in research with more focused analyses, making it an appropriate text for specialized courses on immigrant children and families as well as more general courses on development and family diversity. It would serve as an excellent supplementary resource or even as a main text." - Ruth Chao, University of California, Riverside "This book has the potential to stimulate interdisciplinary research on this topic, which ultimately could lead to improved social, psychological, and health services for members of immigrant families." - APA PsycCRITIQUES
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