E. Morawska 
A Sociology of Immigration 
(Re)Making Multifaceted America

This book proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants’ assimilation and transnational engagements, and the adaptation patterns of the second generation.

Table of Content

Introduction The Experience of Old and New Immigrants: A Comparison Mechanisms and Effects of International Migration Residential Settlement, Economic Incorporation, and Civic Reception of Immigrants Immigrants’ Socio-Cultural and Civic-Political Assimilation: Different Groups, Different Contexts, and Different Trajectories Looking Beyond the Host Country: Immigrants’ Transnational Engagements Immigrants’ American-Born Children: Their Modes of Assimilation and Transnational Engagements In Lieu of Conclusion: Some Lessons from the Analysis of American Immigrants’ Experience, Research Agendas of (Im)Migration Studies Elsewhere in the World, and What We Can Learn from Each Other Bibliography Index

About the author

EWA MORAWSKA is Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK. Her scholarly research focuses on comparative-historical sociology of international migration, ethnicity, and citizenship (past and present, North America and Europe). Recent publications include
[Im]migration and Ethnic Research Agendas in Europe and the United States: A Comparison;
International Migration Research: Constructions, Omissions, and Promises of Interdisciplinarity;
Sociology and History of (Im)Migration: Reflections of a Practitioner;
Exploring Diversity in Immigrant Assimilation and Transnationalism;
Toward Assimilation and Citizenship in Liberal Nation-States.