Culture and Population Working Group Meeting
| When |
Sep 11, 2014
from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM |
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| Where | 2101C Morrill Hall |
| Contact Name | Monica Das Gupta |
| Contact Phone | 301-405-6392 |
| Attendees |
Melissa Brown Monica Das Gupta Sandra Hofferth Anthony Kondracki Amy Lewin Sangeetha Madhavan Kevin Roy Hoda Sana Liana Sayer Mahesh Somashekar Reeve Vanneman |
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Abstract
As the proportion of children who are immigrants or children of immigrants increases, renewed attention is being given to their transition to adulthood. The present study uses the Child Development and the Transition to Adulthood supplements of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to compare a small sample of contemporary immigrant and nonimmigrant youth completing high school in 2005-11 as they move into the young adult years. Results show that children of immigrants are more integrated into society, graduating high school, enrolling in college, and being gainfully occupied in work or in school, though they are also less likely to be self-sufficient. Participation in academic activities and higher achievement levels in secondary school as well as higher SES family background and greater parental educational expectations are associated with later success.
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