New directions for child and adolescent development
Volume 2008, Issue 121, 2008, Pages 1-8

From peers to policy: how broader social contexts influence the adaptation of children and youth in immigrant families. (Article)

Yoshikawa H.* , Way N.
  • a Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • b Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of non family contexts that shape the development and adjustment of children and youth from immigrant families. It also describes the four chapters in this special issue that focus on peer, network, legal, and institutional contexts that influence the lives of immigrant parents and their children. Directions for future research on the social contexts of development in immigrant families are discussed. (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Index Keywords

Communication Barriers Interpersonal Relations psychological aspect human communication disorder Adaptation, Psychological social support human relation meta analysis United States Humans family Adolescent Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation adaptive behavior Meta-Analysis as Topic cultural factor peer group Article Social Environment migration legal aspect Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58149384371&doi=10.1002%2fcd.219&partnerID=40&md5=3af879a8e7a9863ec7a5c9928e9761c2
DOI: 10.1002/cd.219
ISSN: 15348687
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English