Immigration and learning
The vulnerable age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12925617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Inbar (Russell Sage Foundation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 218-234 |
| Publication date | 1977-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1977.tb00343.x |
| OpenAlex | W1978621068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 7 |
Cet article poursuit la discussion d'un effet originellement rapporté par Inbar et Adler (1976a). Cet effet suggére que les jeunes agés de six à onze ans sont probablement plus vulnérables à certaines crises dans leur environement que ne le sont les enfants qui sont ou bien plus jeunes ou plus agés. En particulier, il a été documenté que les enfants qui immigrent durant cette periode de leur enfance ont une nette tendence a faire plus tard moins d'études universitaires que leurs congènéres. Cet effet a été maintenant repliqué pour le Canada. Dans leur communication originelle traitant de l'existence d'un age vulnérable, les auteurs de la communication ont montré que le phénomène n'est pas affecté par l'ordre de géniture. Les analyses presentées dans cet article suggérent que l'effet est independant de la cohorte d'age, du niveau socio‐economique des parents, et de la culture d'origine. Il appert, toutefois, que pour l'échantillon Canadien l'effet n'est répliquable que pour les garçons. Les implications qu'a l'existence d'un age critique, tel que l'effet est prisentement documenté, sant discutées. The present paper is a follow‐up of the serendipitous finding reported by Inbar and Adler (1976a). This finding suggests that children from about six to eleven years old may be more vulnerable to crises in their environment than are either younger or older youths. In particular, children who immigrate during this period have been shown to exhibit later a significantly smaller rate of college attendance. This finding is shown to be replicated for Canada. In the original report on the Vulnerable Age phenomenon the authors have presented evidence to the effect that the finding is independent of birth‐order. The present analysis suggests that it is independent of age cohort, parental ses, and culture of origin. At the same time it would appear that in the Canadian sample the finding holds essentially for males only. The implications of the Vulnerable Age Phenomenon as it presently stands are discussed
Art · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · School Choice and Performance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Choice and Circumstance
Les jeunes des communautés culturelles
Perceived ethnic discrimination and social exclusion
Age at immigration and educational attainment
The Mental Health of Refugee Children in Canada
Does geographic mobility contribute to educational outcomes
Age at Immigration and Education
Age at Immigration and Scholastic Achievement in School-Age Children
Long-term effects of international migration
International Migration and Retirement
Age at immigration and high school dropouts
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |