Cultural Heterogeneity and the Diverse Success Frames of Second-Generation Mexicans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5935289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Estela B Diaz (0000-0001-8088-8828, Columbia University, corresponding author), Jennifer Lee (0000-0002-5383-694X, Columbia University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 216 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci9120216 |
| OpenAlex | W3107309181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 28 |
Mexican Americans are the largest immigrant and second-generation group in the country. Their sheer size coupled with their low educational attainment have generated concerns that, unlike Asian groups like Chinese Americans, Mexican Americans do not value education-a claim wielded by opponents of affirmative action. Drawing on analyses of the Immigration and Intergenerational Mobility in Metropolitan Los Angeles study, we challenge two underlying presumptions of this claim: the children of Mexican immigrants are less successful than the children of Chinese immigrants; and they are less committed to success. Centering our analyses on the hypo-selectivity of U.S. Mexican immigration, we maintain that how we measure success determines which group is more successful. Moreover, we show that second-generation Mexicans adopt diverse success frames that stem from cultural heterogeneity. Consequently, they pursue variegated strategies of action that include class-specific ethnic resources in their quest for success. Despite their remarkable intergenerational gains, the racialization of low achievement and the mark of a criminal record can be a death knell for mobility for the children of Mexican immigrants. Our research provides fruitful context to inform the current debate about affirmative action
Acculturation · Affirmative action · Asian americans · Chinese americans · Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Educational attainment · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Metropolitan area · Model minority · Political science · Race (biology · Racialization · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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The Pact
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Toward a sociology of global comparative placemaking
Meanings of Chicano
Reckoning with Asian America and the New Culture War on Affirmative Action
The Asian American assimilation paradox
Complicating Upward Mobility
Presumed Competent
Extending the strategic adaptation framework
Cracks in the Pavement
Explaining Asian Americans’ academic advantage over whites
Barrios to Burbs
Beyond Expectations
Critical Race Counterstories along the Chicana/Chicano Educational Pipeline
Does Affirmative Action Incentivize Schooling? Evidence from India
The Immigrant Advantage in Adolescent Educational Expectations
Social networks and their impact on the earnings of Mexican Migrants
Neighborhood distress and school dropout
No Margin for Error
What People Want
Culture in Action
Explaining Mexican-Immigrant Welfare Behaviors
Cultural Context, Sexual Behavior, and Romantic Relationships in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
Academic segregation and the institutional success frame
Negotiating the workplace
Why class matters less for Asian-American academic achievement
Toward Understanding How Social Capital Mediates the Impact of Mobility on Mexican American Achievement
Social Capital and the Reproduction of Inequality
Mexican Immigrant Replenishment and the Continuing Significance of Ethnicity and Race
The Mark of a Criminal Record
Turning points in the transition to adulthood
Who counts as Asian
The integration paradox
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |