The Living Conditions of U.S.-Born Children of Mexican Immigrants in Unmarried Families

Autor/inn/en	Padilla, Yolanda C.; Radey, Melissa Dalton; Hummer, Robert A.; Kim, Eunjeong
Titel	The Living Conditions of U.S.-Born Children of Mexican Immigrants in Unmarried Families
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28 (2006) 3, S.331-349 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986306290367
Schlagwörter	Living Standards; Quality of Life; Child Welfare; At Risk Persons; Mexican Americans; Immigrants; One Parent Family; Children; Socioeconomic Status; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Services; Health Behavior; Economically Disadvantaged; Mexicans; Access to Health Care; Mothers; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensstandard; Lebensqualität; Kindeswohl; Risikogruppe; Hispanoamerikaner; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Mexikaner; Mother; Mutter; USA
Abstract	Recent research has brought attention to the hardship faced by children of immigrants in the United States, particularly in the Mexican-origin population. In this study, the authors are concerned with the extent to which U.S.-born children of Mexican immigrants who live in unmarried families may face exceptional risks. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, the authors find that young children of Mexican immigrants in unmarried families face significant disadvantages on a variety of levels compared with children of U.S.-born mothers. Mexican immigrant mothers have significantly lower levels of education and employment and much higher rates of poverty, as well as less access to social services. Although characterized by low rates of low birth weight and more positive maternal health behaviors, their poor socioeconomic and social service profile suggests that even when healthy at the starting gate, they may potentially face poor outcomes during childhood and beyond. (Contains 5 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10