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Author:

Thomas, Kevin J. A., author.

Title:

Diverse pathways : race and the incorporation of Black, White, and Arab-origin Africans in the United States / Kevin J.A. Thomas.

Publisher:

Michigan State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

viii, 152 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Africans--Cultural assimilation--United States.
Africans--United States--Social conditions.
Africans--United States--Economic conditions.
Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.
Immigrants--United States--Economic conditions.
Africa--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
United States--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
United States--Race relations.
Social surveys--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Race, ethnicity, and African immigration to the United States -- Theoretical perspectives -- Educational attainment and post-immigration schooling progress -- Occupational status, human-capital transfer, and the incorporation process -- Earnings, self-employment, and economic incorporation -- Race, ethnicity, and marital incorporation -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Data and methods used in the analysis.

Series:

African diaspora series

ISBN:

1611861047 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781611861044 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)842337454

LCCN:

2013014958

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)