Immigrant Health--Selectivity and Acculturation

Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark Rosenzweig and James Smith
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Douglas S. Massey: University of Pennsylvania

Labor and Demography from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper explores some salient issues concerning immigrant health. Ethnic health disparities are inherently linked to immigration since ethnic identities often are traced to the country of origin of one's immigrant ancestors. Two of the central questions that have dominated the medical and social science literature on immigrant health are the central focus of this paper. These issues involve the magnitude and mechanisms shaping health selectivity and the determinants of health trajectories following immigration. As part of this paper, we also developed a theoretical model that attempts to explain the diversity in health selection among immigrants.

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Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2004-12-10
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