Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans

The intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality. The present study uses restricted-access data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to investigate whether intergenerational...

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Main Authors: Sharron Xuanren Wang, Arthur Sakamoto
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.657980/full
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spelling doaj-f4d14886ab06495fa522b13b28de84572021-08-13T05:44:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sociology2297-77752021-08-01610.3389/fsoc.2021.657980657980Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic AmericansSharron Xuanren Wang0Arthur Sakamoto1Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, United StatesDepartment of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesThe intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality. The present study uses restricted-access data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to investigate whether intergenerational educational transmission varies by county-level demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for Hispanic Americans. Based on parental birthplace, Hispanic Americans are grouped into 3 + generation (i.e., children of native-born Hispanic parents) and 2nd generation (i.e., children of foreign-born Hispanic parents). Men and women are analyzed separately. The results indicate that intergenerational educational mobility is higher if 3 + generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger Hispanic population, and if 2nd generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger college-educated population, during their adolescent years. County-level socioeconomic characteristics do not seem to affect intergenerational educational mobility of Hispanic women, non-Hispanic white men, or non-Hispanic white women. Theoretical and empirical implications of the findings are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.657980/fullHispanic Americansimmigrationintergenerational educational mobilitycounty-level characteristicsNLSY97
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Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
Frontiers in Sociology
Hispanic Americans
immigration
intergenerational educational mobility
county-level characteristics
NLSY97
author_facet Sharron Xuanren Wang
Arthur Sakamoto
author_sort Sharron Xuanren Wang
title Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
title_short Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
title_full Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
title_fullStr Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
title_full_unstemmed Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
title_sort does where you live matter? an analysis of intergenerational transmission of education among hispanic americans
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Sociology
issn 2297-7775
publishDate 2021-08-01
description The intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality. The present study uses restricted-access data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to investigate whether intergenerational educational transmission varies by county-level demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for Hispanic Americans. Based on parental birthplace, Hispanic Americans are grouped into 3 + generation (i.e., children of native-born Hispanic parents) and 2nd generation (i.e., children of foreign-born Hispanic parents). Men and women are analyzed separately. The results indicate that intergenerational educational mobility is higher if 3 + generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger Hispanic population, and if 2nd generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger college-educated population, during their adolescent years. County-level socioeconomic characteristics do not seem to affect intergenerational educational mobility of Hispanic women, non-Hispanic white men, or non-Hispanic white women. Theoretical and empirical implications of the findings are discussed.
topic Hispanic Americans
immigration
intergenerational educational mobility
county-level characteristics
NLSY97
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.657980/full
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