Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Occupational Attainment of Caribbean Immigrants in the U.S., Canada and Britain

本研究的目的是更深入地了解西印度移民对美国的社会经济适应，西印度移民是美国日益增长的人口、政治和经济力量。具体的研究问题涉及移民人口中男女之间以及移民人口与各种本地人口之间的职业成就差异；当地劳动力市场条件对职业成就过程的影响以及以美国、加拿大和英国为代表的不同国家社会政治背景对这一进程的影响。该分析将运用各种多元技术对全国人口普查数据进行分析。＊＊＊

DeJong and Heron 9711415 The objective of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of the socioeconomic adaptation to the U.S. of West Indian immigrants, an increasing demographic, political and economic force in the U.S. Specific research questions concern differences in occupational attainment between men and women in the immigrant population and between the immigrant population and various native populations; the influence of local labor market conditions on the process of occupational attainment; and the influence of different national sociopolitical contexts, represented by the U.S., Canada, and Britain on the process. The analysis will apply various multivariate techniques to national census data. ***