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Author

Dominguez, Silvia, 1961-

Title Getting ahead [electronic resource] : social mobility, public housing, and immigrant networks / Silvia Dominguez.

Imprint

New York : New York University Press, 2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	viii, 269 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index.
Contents	Social flow -- The neighborhoods -- Social support and family life -- Leverage-based social positioning -- Family and work support -- When social positioning is not enough -- When intervention is necessary -- Immigrant networks.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Social mobility -- United States.
	Immigrants -- Social networks -- United States.
	Acculturation -- United States.
	Political refugees -- Chile.
	Chileans -- United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780814720776 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780814721216 (electronic bk.)