Fit to Miss, but Matched to Hatch

Success Factors among the Second Generation's Disadvantaged in South Florida

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9768446
AutoresLisa Konczal (Barry University, autor de correspondencia), W Haller (0000-0001-8167-9235, Clemson University)
Año2008
Volumen620
Número1
Páginas161-176
Fecha de publicación2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716208322958
OpenAlexW2116743857
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas19

This article examines the elements of successful outcomes among disadvantaged members of the South Florida immigrant communities and assesses the utility of rational choice theory and the Wisconsin model. The findings are derived from ethnographic interviews and analysis of two of the most underprivileged South Florida districts, Little Haiti and Hialeah. The article builds upon the elements of success as identified in the lead article of this volume, which include items relevant to the family, the individual, and the broader community context. The authors add the following to those success factors: (1) ignorance (or disregard) of the barriers to success and the odds against overcoming them; (2) emotionally motivated responses to the surrounding social conditions or to specific (cathartic) events; and (3) exiting underprivileged neighborhoods of origin to facilitate access to resources, mainly educational

Context (archaeology · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Ethnography · Geography · Ignorance · Immigration · Logistic regression · Odds · Political science · Sociology · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Gerontology