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Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

pewsocialtrends.org –

Second-generation Americans - the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants - are substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socioeconomic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. They have higher incomes; more are college graduates and homeowners; and fewer live in poverty. In all of these measures, their characteristics resemble those of the full U.S. adult population. Hispanics and Asian Americans make up more...

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D C on May 19, 2013

From Highly Skilled to Low Skilled: Revisiting the Deskilling of Migrant Labor

From Highly Skilled to Low Skilled: Revisiting the Deskilling of Migrant Labor

dirp4.pids.gov.ph –

Traditional immigration countries such as United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand give preference to migrants with higher education, skills, and professional training that they can transfer to their countries. However, it is not unusual for migrant professionals, especially those from less developed countries, to experience 'deskilling' or occupational downward mobility. Though admitted as professionals based on the immigration policies of the destination countries, many of them are more...

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D C on May 14, 2013

Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them

Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them

pewresearch.org –

As a broad new immigration proposal crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has taken shape before the U.S. Congress — with some of the most sweeping changes in a quarter-century — one statistic has been at center stage: the estimate that there are currently 11.1 million immigrants living illegally in the USA.. This is the group for whom proposed legislation would provide a path to citizenship for most. How Pew Research calculates this number is the product of decades of work by Jeffrey S. more...

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John Daly on April 23, 2013

Material Fantasies: Expectations of the Western Consumer World among the East Germans

Material Fantasies: Expectations of the Western Consumer World among the East Germans

Radio broadcasting may seem old-fashioned nowadays, but early radio infrastructures and programs in Europe were the real social media of their time. They laid the foundation for how we experience European unification and global interconnectedness today. This timely volume takes you on a tour through the early days of broadcasting. Rarely studied sources from international organizations reveal a wide variety of new actors, activities, and debates that jointly shaped broadcasting and society more...

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D C on March 21, 2013

Modern Parenthood: Roles of Moms and Dads Converge as They Balance Work and Family

Modern Parenthood: Roles of Moms and Dads Converge as They Balance Work and Family

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The way mothers and fathers spend their time has changed dramatically in the past half century. Dads are doing more housework and child care; moms more paid work outside the home. Neither has overtaken the other in their “traditional” realms, but their roles are converging, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of long-term data on time use. At the same time, roughly equal shares of working mothers and fathers report in a new Pew Research Center survey feeling stressed about juggling more...

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D C on March 20, 2013

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

pewsocialtrends.org –

Second-generation Americans - the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants - are substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socioeconomic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. They have higher incomes; more are college graduates and homeowners; and fewer live in poverty. In all of these measures, their characteristics resemble those of the full U.S. adult population. Hispanics and Asian Americans make up more...

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D C on March 6, 2013

State of the World Population 2012: By Choice, Not by Chance

State of the World Population 2012: By Choice, Not by Chance

Family planning is a human right. Yet today some 222 million women in developing countries are unable to exercise that right because they lack access to contraceptives, information and quality services or because social and economic forces prevent them from taking advantage of services even where they are available. The State of World Population 2012 explains why family planning is a right, examines the challenges in ensuring that all women, men and young people are able to exercise that right more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 24, 2013

The European Second Generation Compared: Does the Integration Context Matter?

The European Second Generation Compared: Does the Integration Context Matter?

Integration of newcomers is a foremost challenge for contemporary Europe. The 'second generation' - children born of immigrant parentage - is crucial in this process, for they constitute a growing and increasingly vocal segment of the metropolitan youth. This book offers an unprecedented look at the real-life place and position of the European second generation in education, labour, social relations, religion and identity formation. Using data collected by the TIES survey in fifteen cities more...

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D C on February 18, 2013

Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development

Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development

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This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of transit infrastructure and urban development. It then recommends a set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming these barriers and exploiting these opportunities. Well-integrated transit and land development create urban forms and spaces that reduce the need for travel by more...

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D C on February 18, 2013

Global Hearing on Refugees and Migration

Global Hearing on Refugees and Migration

During the course of the Global Hearing, various working groups held discussions on the five themes outlined below. Throughout the discussions, there was a marked emphasis on the need to change negative attitudes present in the wider public towards migrants and refugees. It also became apparent that there is a need for further research in specific subject areas in order to better inform the development of legislation and policies related to migration and refugee issues. Since 2002, the context more...

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D C on February 18, 2013

The Sandwich Generation: Rising Financial Burdens for Middle-Aged Americans

The Sandwich Generation: Rising Financial Burdens for Middle-Aged Americans

pewsocialtrends.org –

With an aging population and a generation of young adults struggling to achieve financial independence, the burdens and responsibilities of middle-aged Americans are increasing. Nearly half (47%) of adults in their 40s and 50s have a parent age 65 or older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child (age 18 or older). And about one-in-seven middle-aged adults (15%) is providing financial support to both an aging parent and a child. According to a new nationwide more...

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D C on February 12, 2013

Status Report: Adolescents and Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa

Status Report: Adolescents and Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Status of Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Interactive Map (January 2013) Nearly half of the world's population, some 3 billion people, is under the age of 25. As the largest generation ever of young people, investments in their health and well-being are crucial so they can make a positive transition into adulthood and fully contribute to the economic and social development of their families, communities and nations. But in order to develop strategies and mobilize financial resources more...

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John Daly on February 4, 2013

Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a second jobs dip

Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a second jobs dip

This Global Employment Trends report for 2013 is a special edition, warranted by the resurgence of the crisis in 2012. The year 2011 saw a tapering off of the recovery, followed by a dip in both growth and employment in 2012. Unemployment increased by a further 4 million over the course of 2012. The report examines the crisis in labour markets of both advanced economies and developing economies. The epicentre of the crisis has been the advanced economies, accounting for half of the total more...

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D C on January 24, 2013

Global Food Waste Not, Want Not

Global Food Waste Not, Want Not

allafrica.com –

With the global population estimated toreach 9.5 billion by 2075, mankind needs toensure it has the food resources available to feed all these people. With current practices wasting up to 50% of all food produced, engineers need to act now and promote sustainable ways to reduce waste from the farm to the supermarket and to the consumer.

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Moushumi Biswas on January 16, 2013

Promise of food safety law largely unfulfilled

pewhealth.org –

With thousands of Americans falling ill and public confidence shaken after a series of high-profile foodborne outbreaks several years ago involving consumer staples such as lettuce, peppers, peanuts and eggs, Congress and the White House moved aggressively to bring food safety into the 21st century. But two years after President Obama signed a sweeping food safety bill into law, the rules at the heart of the largest food safety overhaul in more than 70 years have yet to be put in place, more...

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D C on December 27, 2012

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