Reexamining the “Politics of In-between”: Political Participation among Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Barreto, Matt A.; Muñoz, José A.

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“…Despite numerous barriers, some migrants do participate, at times relatively extensively (Barreto & Muñoz, 2003). In general, the role of social capital for civic and political participation is positive among migrants, as in the general population; however, this effect may vary by country of origin and destination as well as by formality of participation (Lindström, 2005;Togeby, 2004).…”

Section: Social Capital Migration and Participationmentioning

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Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Palmer

Perkins

2010

Journal Community Psychology

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In China, rapid development has prompted massive migration from rural to urban areas. Migrants' participation in Urban Residents Committees (URCs) and other community organizations offers opportunities for the development of social capital and democracy in contemporary China. We use 2006 survey data from a stratified convenience sample of 3,024 migrant workers in 7 Chinese cities to examine individual and community social capital and their relation to 3 types of community participation: (a) amount of contact with community organizations, (b) frequency of help sought from community organizations, and (c) the rate of participation in URC meetings. Multiple regressions yield, among 12 measures of individual and community‐focused social capital, only neighborhood interaction and organizational social capital as consistently and significantly associated for all 3 types of participation. Other measures were associated with certain types of participation, or were nonsignificant. Implications for migration policy, community participation, and social capital in China are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Section: Social Capital Migration and Participationmentioning

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Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Palmer

Perkins

2010

Journal Community Psychology

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“…However, relatively little research has explored how these processes work for immigrant students as they move from the K-12 school system into adulthood, when they adopt the responsibilities that come with age. The literature exploring immigrant voting behaviors pertains primarily to the immigrant adult community (Barreto & Munoz, 2003;Cassel, 2002;Cho, 1999; JonesCorrea, 2001;Junn, 1999;Ramakrishnan & Espenshade, 2001), with relatively little work exploring these behaviors among immigrant young adults who have participated in the civic training provided by our high school system. This study explores the effects of adolescents' school experiences, both individual and as a function of the school social environment, on the voting behaviors (voter registration and voting) of young adults.…”

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Preparing for Citizenship: Immigrant High School Students' Curriculum and Socialization

Callahan¹,

Muller

Schiller

2008

Theory & Research in Social Education

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Immigrant adolescents are one of the fastest growing segments of our population, yet we know little about how schools prepare them for citizenship. Although prior research suggests that high school civics education, academic achievement, and a sense of connection increase political participation in early adulthood, we do not know if these processes apply to immigrant youth. Using longitudinal, nationally representative data from the Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement study (AHAA) and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we employ multilevel models to investigate the effects of formal and informal school curricula on early adult voting and registration. We find that children of immigrant parents who take more high school social studies coursework have higher levels of reported voter registration and voting. In addition, attending a high school where students have a greater sense of connection or where parents have more education are important predictors of registration and voting, regardless of immigrant status. Preparing for Citizenship: Immigrant High School Students' Curriculum and SocializationThe American common school emerged in the mid-19th century as a means to prepare and educate an active citizenry for participation in a democratic society. With the rise of the urban center as an immigrant receiving ground, the role of schools in transforming immigrant students into civic participants grew in importance (Tyack, 1974). A historical function of U.S. public schools has been to prepare youth, and immigrant youth in particular, to participate in civic society, to participate in the democratic process in general, and to vote in particular (Cremin, 1951;Goodlad, 1984). According to Census 2000, one in five school-age children is an immigrant, or a child of immigrant parents 1 (Hernandez, © College and University Faculty Assembly of National Council for the Social Studies She can be contacted at: rmcallah@uga.edu. 1 We use the term immigrant to refer to youth who are children of foreign-born parents (either or both parents born outside the United States), encompassing both first-and second generation adolescents. A critical factor in schools' role in civic education relates to parental familiarity with the civic system; both first and second generation youth have foreign-born parents new to the U.S. civic culture. Preliminary analyses found no significant differences in predicting our outcomes for first as opposed to second generation immigrant citizen young adults. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptTheory Res Soc Educ. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 July 25. ; this dramatic increase in the immigrant student population brings the role of schools in preparing students for the democratic process to the forefront. U.S. schools often serve as a social and educational nexus in the community where immigrant students, and even their parents, can come for socialization into the American mainstream (Olsen, 2000). The struggle to balance immigrant students' unique ...

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“…This follows from the seminal work by Verba et al (1993) and Verba, Schlozman, and Brady (1995) demonstrating how institutions like churches help minority groups overcome the myriad barriers to entry given their generally lower socio-economic status relative to the Anglo majority. Additionally, there are mixed findings on generational status and participation in previous research (see Barreto and Muñoz 2003;Sanchez 2006), we posit that the socialization and acculturation process makes later generations more likely to engage in civic participation. We develop two final hypotheses to test this with Latino National Survey (LNS) data:…”

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God in the Barrio?: The Determinants of Religiosity and Civic Engagement among Latinos in the United States

Gershon

Pantoja

Taylor

2016

Politics and Religion

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It is often assumed that Latinos in the United States are deeply religious, and that this religious identity plays an important role in shaping their political beliefs and behaviors. A more controversial though unexplored proposition is that Latinos may not be as religious as is commonly believed and that forces beyond their religiosity play more prominent roles in shaping their political engagement. Relying on data from the 2006 Latino National Survey, we examine secularism -measured by church attendance -and civic engagement among Latinos. Our efforts are to analyze the social forces that shape levels of religiosity and find that generational status plays a significant role. Additionally, we further find that while church attendance declines among later generations, second and third generation Latinos have higher levels of civic engagement than their first generation peers, indicating that a decline in church participation does not depress political participation among later generations of Latinos.

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Reexamining the “Politics of In-between”: Political Participation among Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Cited by 82 publications

References 25 publications

Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Preparing for Citizenship: Immigrant High School Students' Curriculum and Socialization

God in the Barrio?: The Determinants of Religiosity and Civic Engagement among Latinos in the United States

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