IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AND RACIAL-INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED-STATES

Citation
Mc. Waters et K. Eschbach, IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AND RACIAL-INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED-STATES, Annual review of sociology, 21, 1995, pp. 419-446
Citations number
111
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology
Journal title
ISSN journal
03600572
Volume
21
Year of publication
1995
Pages
419 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-0572(1995)21:<419:IAEARI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This review examines research about current levels and recent changes in ethnic and racial stratification in the United States. Research abo ut ethnic inequality emphasizes that economic stagnation and restructu ring are troubling impediments to progress toward equality, and it sho ws evidence that employers may still use racial and ethnic queues in h iring. A number of issues arise with respect to the incorporation of t he new waves of immigrants who have arrived since immigration law refo rm in 1965. We discuss patterns of adaptation of new immigrants, inclu ding available evidence on the ethnic enclave economy and substitution in the labor market of immigrants for native minorities. We summarize new theories and hypotheses about the fate of the children of recent immigrants, and we point to topics in this area needing further resear ch.