African Immigrant Families in the United States

Transnational Lives and Schooling

Serah Shani (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

186 Seiten

2018
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-6209-6 (ISBN)

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Serah Shani examines the socioeconomic and cultural forces behind the success of “model minority” immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the United States. In particular, Shani looks at the integral role of the Ghanaian Network Village, a transnational space that provides educational resources beyond local neighborhoods in the US.

Sub-Saharan African immigrants are emerging as the new model minority in the United States, excelling in education and social mobility. In African Immigrant Families in the United States: Transnational Lives and Schooling, Serah Shani examines the socioeconomic and cultural mechanisms behind their high levels of success. Shani explores the dynamics of Ghanaian transnational immigrants’ lives and portrays a complex relationship between class, context, beliefs, and cultural practices. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, sociology, education, and African studies.

Serah Shani is assistant professor of anthropology at Westmont College

Chapter 1: The New York City Ghanaian Network Village: Sociocultural Transnational lives and Identity Formation
Chapter 2: Ghanaian Transnational Migrants’ Histories and Trajectories

Chapter 3: A Comparative Stance: Dualism and Ambivalences in Ghanaian Attitudes, Views and Values of schooling in NYC
Chapter 4: The Role of Religious Institutions, Community and Country of Origin Resources as Mechanisms to Education Success
Chapter 5: Parents, Children, and Teachers: A Home-School Cultural and Pedagogical Interaction

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 231 mm
Gewicht	386 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker)
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4985-6209-4 / 1498562094
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-6209-6 / 9781498562096
Zustand	Neuware