The Immigrant Paradox in Children and Adolescents

Author: Cynthia Garcia Coll
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1433810530

The Immigrant Paradox in Children and Adolescents: Is Becoming American a Developmental Risk?

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Yet, researchers have recently identified an emerging pattern, known as the "immigrant paradox," in which assimilated children of immigrants experience diminishing developmental outcomes and educational achievements.
This volume examines these controversial findings by asking how and why highly acculturated youth may fare worse academically and developmentally than their less assimilated peers, and under what circumstances this pattern is disrupted.
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