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From peers to policy: How broader social contexts influence the adaptation of children and youth in immigrant families
Author(s) -
Yoshikawa Hirokazu,
Way Niobe
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.219
Subject(s) - immigration , developmental psychology , psychology , adolescent development , adaptation (eye) , social psychology , sociology , political science , neuroscience , law
This chapter provides an overview of nonfamily contexts that shape the development and adjustment of children and youth from immigrant families. It also describes the four chapters in this special issue that focus on peer, network, legal, and institutional contexts that influence the lives of immigrant parents and their children. Directions for future research on the social contexts of development in immigrant families are discussed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.