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Ages, Life Stages, and Generational Cohorts: Decomposing the Immigrant First and Second Generations in the United States

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Rumbaut, Ruben G.·2004·International Migration Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00232.x
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This article focuses on problems with the definition and empirical identification of immigrant “first” and “second” generations in the United States. These loosely conceived aggregates are decomposed into a typology of distinct generational cohorts defined by age and life stage at migration for the foreign born and by parental nativity for the U.S. born. Differences in educational and occupational attainment and in language and other aspects of acculturation are then examined to consider whether the practice of “lumping” these generational cohorts together, or “splitting” them into distinctive units of analysis, is empirically supported by available evidence. The paper concludes with some thoughts on data needs and methodological considerations in the study of immigrant generations. “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages …” – William Shakespeare, “As You Like It,” Act II, Scene 7.

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Authors
Rumbaut, R. G.
Affiliations
University of California, Irvine
Venue
International Migration Review
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2004-09
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
1160-1205
ISSN
  • 0197-9183 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7379
DOI
10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00232.x
OpenAlex
W2054007829
Cited by
1,171
References
25
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FWCI
35.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • International Migration Review (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
Keywords
immigrant generations, first-generation immigrants, immigrant children, generational cohorts, age at migration, life stages, parental nativity, educational attainment, occupational attainment, language proficiency, acculturation, United States

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