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Papers by Nancy Denton
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Social Policy Report
Children in immigrant families account for nearly one-in-four children in the U.S. They are the f... more Children in immigrant families account for nearly one-in-four children in the U.S. They are the fastest growing population of children, and they are leading the nation's racial and ethnic transformation. As a consequence, baby-boomers will depend heavily for economic support during retirement on race-ethnic minorities, many of whom grew up in immigrant families. Because the current circumstances and future prospects of children in immigrant families are important not only to these children themselves, but to all Americans, this report uses data from Census 2000 to portray the lives of children with immigrant parents and highlights policy and program initiatives that will foster the future success of these children. This report begins by discussing the diverse origins and destinations of children in immigrant families. It then highlights substantial evidence that children in immigrant families have deep roots in the U.S. refl ected in their own citizenship, as well as their parents' citizenship and length of residence in this country, their own and their parents' English fl uency, and their family commitment to homeownership. Based on a new alternative to the offi cial poverty measure, the report continues by discussing economic challenges confronted by many immigrant families. It also portrays additional immigrant strengths and challenges associated with family composition, parental education and employment, and access for children of immigrants to early education and the later years of schooling. Looking toward fostering a successful future for these children, the report identifi es promising policy and programmatic initiatives for language and literacy training, and for assuring access to education, health, and other essential services, and it identifi es immigrant-related questions that should be asked in all research studies involving children and families.
Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews
Demography, 2017
The American Community Survey (ACS) provides valuable, timely population estimates but with incre... more The American Community Survey (ACS) provides valuable, timely population estimates but with increased levels of sampling error. Although the margin of error is included with aggregate estimates, it has not been incorporated into segregation indexes. With the increasing levels of diversity in small and large places throughout the United States comes a need to track accurately and study changes in racial and ethnic segregation between censuses. The 2005–2009 ACS is used to calculate three dissimilarity indexes (D) for all core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) in the United States. We introduce a simulation method for computing segregation indexes and examine them with particular regard to the size of the CBSAs. Additionally, a subset of CBSAs is used to explore how ACS indexes differ from those computed using the 2000 and 2010 censuses. Findings suggest that the precision and accuracy of D from the ACS is influenced by a number of factors, including the number of tracts and minority po...
Child Trends, Jan 3, 2007
ED496179 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: National Origins, Language, and ... more ED496179 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: National Origins, Language, and Early Education. Research Brief Series. Publication #2007-11.
Residential segregation has traditionally been measured by using the index of dissimilarity and, ... more Residential segregation has traditionally been measured by using the index of dissimilarity and, more recently, the P* exposure index. These indices, however, measure only two of five potential dimensions of segregation and, by themselves, understate the degree of black segregation in U.S. society. Compared with Hispanics, not only are blacks more segregated on any single dimension of residential segregation, they are also likely to be segregated on all five dimensions simultaneously, which never occurs for Hispanics. Moreover, in a significant subset of large urban areas, blacks experience extreme segregation on all dimensions, a pattern we call hypersegregation. This finding is upheld and reinforced by a multivariate analysis. We conclude that blacks occupy a unique and distinctly disadvantaged position in the U.S. urban environment.
Child Trends, Apr 1, 2009
ED505227 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: Economic Need beyond the Officia... more ED505227 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: Economic Need beyond the Official Poverty Measure. Research Brief Series. Publication #2009-19.
Contemp Sociol, 2007
... Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Grimes, Michael and Joan Morris. 1997. ... [1984] 1995... more ... Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Grimes, Michael and Joan Morris. 1997. ... [1984] 1995.Strangers in Paradise: Academics from the Working Class. ... 353 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 0815708734. NANCY DENTON University at Albany, State University of New York ...
Urban Aff Rev, 2005
Page 1. lifestyles and cultural symbols because, as Abrahamson notes, “The lifestyles and symbols... more Page 1. lifestyles and cultural symbols because, as Abrahamson notes, “The lifestyles and symbols espoused by the cultural industries and the economic exchange of all types of commodities have become increasingly integrated” (p. 128). ...
Sociology and Social Research, 1989
Massey DS, Denton NA//Sociology and Social Research, 1989.
Teachers College Record, 2009
... A massive government study, the Joint US Immigration Commission (known as the Dillingham Comm... more ... A massive government study, the Joint US Immigration Commission (known as the Dillingham Commission), drew sharp distinc-tions between the old Northern and Western European immigrants and the new Southern and Eastern European immigrants (US Immigration ...
Revue Francaise De Sociologie, Apr 8, 2008
... raciales et ethniques aux États-Unis : entre connaissance scientifique et politique des ident... more ... raciales et ethniques aux États-Unis : entre connaissance scientifique et politique des identités[*] [* Traduction par Richard Alba, avec l'aide de Yaël ... Les mêmes catégories raciales n'ont pas été utilisées plus de trois fois par les recensements successifs (Tafoya, Johnson et Hill ...
Zero to Three, Nov 1, 2008
Page 1. The Persistence of Segregation: Links Between Residential Segregation and School Segregat... more Page 1. The Persistence of Segregation: Links Between Residential Segregation and School Segregation Nancy A. Denton* Parents, researchers, courts, and others interested in school desegregation for the last four decades ...
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
Social Policy Report
Children in immigrant families account for nearly one-in-four children in the U.S. They are the f... more Children in immigrant families account for nearly one-in-four children in the U.S. They are the fastest growing population of children, and they are leading the nation's racial and ethnic transformation. As a consequence, baby-boomers will depend heavily for economic support during retirement on race-ethnic minorities, many of whom grew up in immigrant families. Because the current circumstances and future prospects of children in immigrant families are important not only to these children themselves, but to all Americans, this report uses data from Census 2000 to portray the lives of children with immigrant parents and highlights policy and program initiatives that will foster the future success of these children. This report begins by discussing the diverse origins and destinations of children in immigrant families. It then highlights substantial evidence that children in immigrant families have deep roots in the U.S. refl ected in their own citizenship, as well as their parents' citizenship and length of residence in this country, their own and their parents' English fl uency, and their family commitment to homeownership. Based on a new alternative to the offi cial poverty measure, the report continues by discussing economic challenges confronted by many immigrant families. It also portrays additional immigrant strengths and challenges associated with family composition, parental education and employment, and access for children of immigrants to early education and the later years of schooling. Looking toward fostering a successful future for these children, the report identifi es promising policy and programmatic initiatives for language and literacy training, and for assuring access to education, health, and other essential services, and it identifi es immigrant-related questions that should be asked in all research studies involving children and families.
Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews
Demography, 2017
The American Community Survey (ACS) provides valuable, timely population estimates but with incre... more The American Community Survey (ACS) provides valuable, timely population estimates but with increased levels of sampling error. Although the margin of error is included with aggregate estimates, it has not been incorporated into segregation indexes. With the increasing levels of diversity in small and large places throughout the United States comes a need to track accurately and study changes in racial and ethnic segregation between censuses. The 2005–2009 ACS is used to calculate three dissimilarity indexes (D) for all core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) in the United States. We introduce a simulation method for computing segregation indexes and examine them with particular regard to the size of the CBSAs. Additionally, a subset of CBSAs is used to explore how ACS indexes differ from those computed using the 2000 and 2010 censuses. Findings suggest that the precision and accuracy of D from the ACS is influenced by a number of factors, including the number of tracts and minority po...
Child Trends, Jan 3, 2007
ED496179 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: National Origins, Language, and ... more ED496179 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: National Origins, Language, and Early Education. Research Brief Series. Publication #2007-11.
Residential segregation has traditionally been measured by using the index of dissimilarity and, ... more Residential segregation has traditionally been measured by using the index of dissimilarity and, more recently, the P* exposure index. These indices, however, measure only two of five potential dimensions of segregation and, by themselves, understate the degree of black segregation in U.S. society. Compared with Hispanics, not only are blacks more segregated on any single dimension of residential segregation, they are also likely to be segregated on all five dimensions simultaneously, which never occurs for Hispanics. Moreover, in a significant subset of large urban areas, blacks experience extreme segregation on all dimensions, a pattern we call hypersegregation. This finding is upheld and reinforced by a multivariate analysis. We conclude that blacks occupy a unique and distinctly disadvantaged position in the U.S. urban environment.
Child Trends, Apr 1, 2009
ED505227 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: Economic Need beyond the Officia... more ED505227 - Children in Immigrant Families--The US and 50 States: Economic Need beyond the Official Poverty Measure. Research Brief Series. Publication #2009-19.
Contemp Sociol, 2007
... Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Grimes, Michael and Joan Morris. 1997. ... [1984] 1995... more ... Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Grimes, Michael and Joan Morris. 1997. ... [1984] 1995.Strangers in Paradise: Academics from the Working Class. ... 353 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 0815708734. NANCY DENTON University at Albany, State University of New York ...
Urban Aff Rev, 2005
Page 1. lifestyles and cultural symbols because, as Abrahamson notes, “The lifestyles and symbols... more Page 1. lifestyles and cultural symbols because, as Abrahamson notes, “The lifestyles and symbols espoused by the cultural industries and the economic exchange of all types of commodities have become increasingly integrated” (p. 128). ...
Sociology and Social Research, 1989
Massey DS, Denton NA//Sociology and Social Research, 1989.
Teachers College Record, 2009
... A massive government study, the Joint US Immigration Commission (known as the Dillingham Comm... more ... A massive government study, the Joint US Immigration Commission (known as the Dillingham Commission), drew sharp distinc-tions between the old Northern and Western European immigrants and the new Southern and Eastern European immigrants (US Immigration ...
Revue Francaise De Sociologie, Apr 8, 2008
... raciales et ethniques aux États-Unis : entre connaissance scientifique et politique des ident... more ... raciales et ethniques aux États-Unis : entre connaissance scientifique et politique des identités[*] [* Traduction par Richard Alba, avec l'aide de Yaël ... Les mêmes catégories raciales n'ont pas été utilisées plus de trois fois par les recensements successifs (Tafoya, Johnson et Hill ...
Zero to Three, Nov 1, 2008
Page 1. The Persistence of Segregation: Links Between Residential Segregation and School Segregat... more Page 1. The Persistence of Segregation: Links Between Residential Segregation and School Segregation Nancy A. Denton* Parents, researchers, courts, and others interested in school desegregation for the last four decades ...