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Hispanic Migration and Urban Development : Studies from Washington DC.
Title:
Hispanic Migration and Urban Development : Studies from Washington DC.
Author:
Pumar, Enrique S.
ISBN:
9781780523453
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (253 pages)
Series:
Research in Race and Ethnic Relations ; v.17

Research in Race and Ethnic Relations
Contents:
FRONT COVER -- HISPANIC MIGRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: STUDIES FROM WASHINGTON DC -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- SECTION I: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES -- METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON: A NEW IMMIGRANT GATEWAY -- HISTORICAL IMMIGRATION AND URBAN SETTLEMENT TRENDS -- WASHINGTON, DC: A CONTEMPORARY IMMIGRANT GATEWAY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CAPABILITY, AND THE SEGMENTED ASSIMILATION OF HISPANICS IN WASHINGTON, DC -- INTRODUCTION -- OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC, REGION -- SOCIAL CAPABILITIES AND STOCK OF KNOWLEDGE: AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- METHODOLOGY -- FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- NEW DATA, NEW HORIZONS, AND NEW MEASURES: THEORETICAL AND APPLIED OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE REGIONAL FOCUS OF RESEARCH ON ETHNIC POPULATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL REALITIES AND SOCIAL THEORY -- THE HISPANIC PRESENCE -- THE HISPANIC REALITY AND PLACE -- ETHNICITY IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE -- FROM THEORY TO PRACTICES -- THE PRACTICES OF PLURALISM AND OF SOCIAL FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- THE CHALLENGE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- SECTION II: DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUES -- A GROWING AND DIVERSE POPULATION: LATINOS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC, METROPOLITAN AREA -- POPULATION GROWTH AND DISPERSION IN THE CAPITAL REGION -- WASHINGTON'S HISPANIC POPULATION IS DIVERSE AND UNIQUE -- OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CAPITAL REGION'S LATINOS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- SECTION III: ISSUE AREAS -- RESIDENTIAL PATTERNS AND AN OVERVIEW OF SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC, METROPOLITAN REGION -- DEFINING RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION -- CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION -- LATINOS AND RACIAL CHANGE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC, METROPOLITAN REGION.

LATINO POPULATION CHANGE IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA -- RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION IN METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC -- THE IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION ON CHILDREN IN METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- HISPANIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A GLOBAL CITY: THE BOLIVIAN DIASPORA IN WASHINGTON, DC -- IMMIGRANTS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND GLOBAL CITIES -- METHODOLOGY -- METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AS A LATINO DESTINATION -- THE BOLIVIAN CASE STUDY -- BOLIVIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION -- SPATIAL STRATEGIES -- BOLIVIAN NETWORKS AND STRATEGIES -- ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TRANSNATIONAL LINKAGES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- LATINO ORGANIZATIONS AND IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION IN THE WASHINGTON, DC, REGION -- INTRODUCTION -- GROWTH OF ORGANIZATIONS MIRRORS IMMIGRATION FLOWS -- CHARACTERISTICS OF LATINO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DC REGION -- POLITICAL CONTEXT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- STRENGTHENING AND UNIFYING LATINO AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES: COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY IN WASHINGTON, DC -- EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY-BASED, MULTICULTURAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IN WASHINGTON, DC -- OUR CENTER AND OUR PURPOSE: CULTURAL UNITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC -- PREVENTION -- EARLY CHILDHOOD -- AFTER-SCHOOL -- CONTEXT AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- SCHOOL SETTING -- FAMILY SETTING -- HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTION -- THE BROADER DC COMMUNITY -- FUTURE CHALLENGES -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- IMMIGRATION, LATINOS, AND CRIME: A WARD-LEVEL EXPLORATORY ASSESSMENT OF WASHINGTON DC PROPERTY AND VIOLENT CRIME RATES -- INTRODUCTION -- RAPID SOCIAL CHANGE AND CRIME -- EXTANT LITERATURE ON IMMIGRANTS AND CRIME -- DATA AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- LIMITATIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND FUTURE RESEARCH -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- SECTION IV: CONCLUSION -- REFLECTIONS ON MIGRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT -- ETHNICITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT -- NOTES.

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Abstract:
Analyzes the pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy implication, this book discusses the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation in urban regions.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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