Immigration and the City
PIMS - Polity Immigration and Society series
1. Edition February 2017
200 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a "one-size-fits-all" approach cannot describe the activities and settlement patterns of immigrants in contemporary cities. The homes and communities where immigrants live and the jobs and businesses where immigrants earn their living have become increasingly diversified. Social scientists have had to expand and qualify their explanations to describe these patterns, and also utilize new forms of evidence to understand immigrant behaviors.
In this insightful book, Eric Fong and Brent Berry describe both contemporary patterns of immigration and the urban context in order to understand the social and economic lives of immigrants in the city. By exploring topics such as residential patterns, housing, attainment, community form, economic activity, leisure pursuits, and cultural influences, this book provides students of cities and immigration with a broader understanding of how newcomers adapt to city life, while also reshaping its very fabric.
This comprehensive and engaging book will be an invaluable text for students of immigration, race, and ethnicity, and will appeal to students and scholars of urban studies in departments of sociology and geography.
Further versions
The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a "one-size-fits-all" approach cannot describe the activities and settlement patterns of immigrants in contemporary cities. The homes and communities where immigrants live and the jobs and businesses where immigrants earn their living have become increasingly diversified. Social scientists have had to expand and qualify their explanations to describe these patterns, and also utilize new forms of evidence to understand immigrant behaviors.
In this insightful book, Eric Fong and Brent Berry describe both contemporary patterns of immigration and the urban context in order to understand the social and economic lives of immigrants in the city. By exploring topics such as residential patterns, housing, attainment, community form, economic activity, leisure pursuits, and cultural influences, this book provides students of cities and immigration with a broader understanding of how newcomers adapt to city life, while also reshaping its very fabric.
This comprehensive and engaging book will be an invaluable text for students of immigration, race, and ethnicity, and will appeal to students and scholars of urban studies in departments of sociology and geography.
Chapter 2: The Residential Patterns of Immigrants in Cities
Chapter 3: Housing Attainment, Ownership, and the Immigrant Experience in Global Cities
Chapter 4: Immigration and Ethnic Community
Chapter 5: Immigrant Business and Ethnic Economies
Chapter 6: Immigrants and the Foodscapes, Playscapes, and the Landscapes of Global Cities
Chapter 7: Time Use among Immigrants: A Window to Acculturation into a New Society
Chapter 8: Conclusions
References
Index
"Immigration and the City provides an illuminating and comprehensive portrait of how immigrants are being incorporated in cities in the United States and Canada, and how the immigrants and their children are, in turn, transforming the urban landscape in these two countries. The book offers a strong theoretical base from which to understand these processes and the social and economic forces that shape them." - John Iceland, Penn State University
Brent Berry is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto
