New book on immigration
A new book examines West Indian immigration through the lens of social psychology.
Kay Deaux (2006). To Be an Immigrant. (New York: Russell Sage Foundation).
Immigration is one of the major social and political phenomena of our day, affecting millions of people in countries throughout the world. Although most often discussed in broad demographic terms with an emphasis on labor markets and social services, immigration is also a story of people and social process. To Be an Immigrant brings a social psychological perspective to this conceptually rich area, considering how immigrants are defined, shaped, and challenged by the sociocultural environments that they encounter. Theories and research on topics such as attitudes, stereotypes and prejudice, ethnic and national identity, and social representations are discussed.
More information about the book can be found here.
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