Doctoral Dissertation Research: Health Outcomes of Latino Immigrants in the U.S.

SES-0926961冯旺Georgiana Bostean大学的加州，欧文这篇论文使用了来自墨西哥和美国的全国代表性的二级数据，以研究塑造美国的因素。具体而言，它问在多大程度上选择性移民和文化/社会保障发挥作用，在确定拉丁美洲移民？健康成果。在审查文化/社会保障时，本研究还特别注意家庭环境的作用，如婚姻状况、父母身份、家庭组成、家庭冲突和凝聚力的程度，在塑造移民健康方面的作用。它通过阐明社会进程和机构，即移徙和家庭在形成人口健康和健康不平等方面的重要性，为社会学文献做出了贡献。更广泛的影响包括阐明一些机制，塑造少数民族人口的健康，拉丁美洲移民，并照亮周围的移民家庭的健康问题和家庭移民对健康的影响，可能会指导移民和卫生政策。

SES-0926961Feng WangGeorgiana BosteanUniversity of California, IrvineThis dissertation uses nationally-representative secondary data from Mexico and the United States to examine the factors that shape U.S. Latino immigrant health outcomes. Specifically, it asks to what extent selective migration and cultural/social protection play a role in determining Latino immigrants? health outcomes. In examining cultural/social protection, this study also pays particular attention to the role of family context, such as marital status, parenthood, household composition, and level of family conflict and cohesion, in shaping immigrant health. It contributes to sociological literature by shedding light on the importance of social processes and institutions, namely migration and family, in shaping population health and health inequalities. The broader impacts include elucidating some of the mechanisms that shape the health of a minority population, Latino immigrants, and illuminating issues surrounding the health of immigrant families and the impact of family migration on health that may guide immigration and health policies.