Success(ion)
Second-Generation Iranian Americans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mehdi Bozorgmehr (The Graduate Center, CUNY, corresponding author), Daniel Douglas (0000-0002-6890-5901, The Graduate Center, CUNY) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-24 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210862.2011.524047 |
| OpenAlex | W1994221499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 18 |
More than a generation has passed since the substantial immigration of Iranians to the United States in the late 1970s, resulting in a sizable second-generation population (defined by convention as persons born in the United States and those who immigrated under the age of thirteen). This article presents a first look at the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the second generation at the national level, and compares them with those of the first generation (Iran- or foreign-born population). It uses the 2005–07 merged data set compiled by the United States Census in the American Community Survey (ACS). The results indicate a preliminary continuation of economic and educational success from the first- to the second-generation Iranians. Moreover, this achievement has become more balanced across gender lines in the second generation. Specifically, in terms of educational attainment and labor force participation, females have quickly closed the gap with their male counterparts. Because the second generation is still young, it is premature to assess the extent of intergenerational mobility among Iranians. But given this generation's initial achievements, one can only expect an upward trajectory
American Community Survey · Census · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · First generation · Generation gap · Immigration · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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Am I Swede or Iranian? The question of national and ethnic identities among children of Iranian immigrants in Sweden
Identity Management and the Fostering of Network Ignorance
Belonging from afar. Diasporic religiosity among the Jews of Mashhad
Racialization and claiming Whiteness among Iranian Americans in Kentucky
Multi-dimensional hyper-selectivity and divergent mobilities
Divergent Heterogeneities in Iranian Migration in France
Gambling in the Iranian-American Community and an Assessment of Motives
Locating Iranian Diasporas in Fifty Years of Academic Discourse
Family language policy and maintenance of Persian
The Pedagogy of Visibility
Aspirations and Job Success of Highly Qualified Second Generation Iranians in Germany
Nursing as ethnic capital
The Persian Paradox
Life here beyond now
The Iranian diaspora and the homeland
Mashhadis and Immigration
Asian Americans
Backlash 9/11
Immigrant America
Iranian Immigrants in Los Angeles
Intramarriage and intermarriage
Interviewing Iranian Immigrant Parents and Adolescents
High Status Immigrants
Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Iranians in the United States
From Iranian Studies to Studies of Iranians in the United States
Sexuality, Dating, and Double Standards
The Coming of the Second Generation
Gender and the Education-Employment Paradox in Ethnic and Religious Contexts
Cultural Trauma and Ethnic Identity Formation Among Iranian Immigrants in the United States
Internal Ethnicity
Beyond boundaries
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |