The Family Unit and International Migration: The Perceptions of Italian Immigrant Children

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
The Family ◽  
Intergenerational Ties ◽  
Migratory Process

This paper examines the centrality of the family, both nuclear and extended in the Italian postwar migratory process to Canada and in their post-migratory adjustment. In a series of interviews with first generation immigrant children, two themes emerged: the necessity of keeping the nuclear family together and the importance of intergenerational ties and commitments. The respondents tended to view their parents’ decision to migrate as one primarily motivated by familial considerations. That is, it was seen as a decision based on their future as a family, whether for reunification, or for greater opportunities for the children. For these respondents, family ties have not only survived migration but have been fortified by it.

Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, and Sons: Gender Differences in Adults’ Intergenerational Ties

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1597-1625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Fingerman ◽  
Meng Huo ◽  
Kira S. Birditt
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Parental Gender ◽  
The Family ◽  
Relationship Qualities ◽  
Gender Patterns ◽  
Intergenerational Ties ◽  
Offspring Gender ◽  
Generation Offspring

Women are more involved in family ties than men, but these differences may vary across generations as gender roles have shifted. We know little about gender patterns across generations in the same family, however. To address this gap, midlife men and women aged 40–60 ( n = 633) from the Family Exchanges Study reported on relationships with each aging parent and each grown child. Mothers were more involved (e.g., more frequent contact, greater positive and negative relationship qualities, and more frequent support exchanges) than fathers in both generations, with parental gender differences stronger in the older generation. Offspring gender differences were generally consistent across generations, with daughters more involved by phone in emotional forms of support, and in negative relationship quality; these gender differences were stronger in the younger generation than the older ones. We discuss pervasive gender differences that favor mothers, as well as shifts in gender differences across generations.

Children of immigrants and social mobility in officially bilingual societies

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amado Alarcón ◽  
Luis Garzón
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Children Of Immigrants ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Home ◽  
Local Languages

This article analyses the role of language in the intra- and intergenerational social mobility of Argentinean, Colombian and Moroccan immigrants in Catalonia, an officially bilingual society. We start from the notion that the knowledge and use of and attachment to local languages are affected by the range and importance of opportunities for social mobility offered by the host society. Empirical evidence is based on 45 biographical interviews with members of first generation immigrant groups and their children (raised in Catalonia and currently living outside the family home). We show that the attitudes towards and use of the Catalan language depend on expectations and constraints with regard to upward social mobility. This article questions the causal relationship between languages spoken and job opportunities, postulated by means of the theory of human capital whereby language is only considered as a competitive advantage on the basis of its communicative value.

The cultural identity of first-generation immigrant children and youth: Insights from a meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Débora B. Maehler ◽  
Jessica Daikeler ◽  
Howard Ramos ◽  
Clara Husson ◽  
Thuy an Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Generation Immigrant

scholarly journals A Sociolinguistic Perspective on L1 Attrition in First-Generation Immigrant Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Lydia Palaiologou
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
First Language ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
L1 Attrition ◽  
Speech Communities ◽  
The One

This present review paper will be investigating the topic of first language (L1) attrition, primarily concentrating on how this process is realized in first-generation immigrant children, meaning children who either were born in a country different than the one their parents were born in or foreign-born children whose parents immigrated when that person was very young. This angle is particularly interesting as this L1 attrition is simultaneously co-occurring with second language (L2) acquisition and is connected to a multitude of sociolinguistic factors, the most important of which is the concept of sociolinguistic prestige as well as the concept of age-based speech communities and how the members of these communities influence one another's speech. The main goal is to gain more insight into how first language attrition research has taken into account such complex social matters as well as understanding the effects social/cognitive factors like these have on children who are being exposed to more than one language in their everyday life. To further the understanding of the social component of L1 attrition, this paper presents a comparison between two examples of language policy, in Romania and in the Netherlands, concerning multilingualism in society as well as in education.

scholarly journals Where Do Immigrant Children Come From and Why?

Monitor ISH ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-126
Author(s):  
Marijanca Ajša Vižintin
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
First Generation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Reunion ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
Children And Parents

The early 21st century continues the trend from the later 20th century: the first-generation immigrant children who move to Slovenia most often come from the states established after the disintegration of former Yugoslavia – from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, as well as from Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. There are few arrivals from other states and continents, such as Bulgaria, Ukraine, or the United States of America. This article presents certain experiences that vary for each immigrant family, although they may hail from the same country. We quote some of the reasons for immigration as represented by the migrant children and parents themselves, comparing them to the findings of migrant theories. In 2011, semi-structured interviews with immigrant children were conducted in three Slovenian primary schools, and it was ascertained that most of them had come to Slovenia for the sake of family reunion.

Can Community and School-Based Supports Improve the Achievement of First-Generation Immigrant Children Attending High-Poverty Schools?

2016 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 883-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Dearing ◽  
Mary E. Walsh ◽  
Erin Sibley ◽  
Terry Lee-St.John ◽  
Claire Foley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
High Poverty Schools ◽  
School Based ◽  
Generation Immigrant
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