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IPR Seminar Series - Dr. Jenny Van Hook

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November 3, 2020
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Virtual Zoom Meeting

A reminder that all participants need to register in order to participate in the fall seminar series. The link to the registration is here: https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqc-6hqj8pHNNLvJoQiEIkYeLs8tuoakuR 

 

Dr. Jenny Van Hook, Penn State, Professor of Sociology and Demography

Title of Talk: Intergenerational Educational Mobility Among Mexican-Americans

Abstract:

Concerns about the integration of Mexican-Americans have been amplified by the phenomenon of third generation delay, whereby the 3rd-or-higher generation has similar or lower educational attainment than the 2nd generation in analyses of cross-sectional data.  Using unique longitudinal data, however, we find no evidence of third generation delay.  Although Mexican-Americans still experience disadvantages, the educational attainment of third-generation Mexican-Americans increased dramatically and consistently across generations. The third-generation delay pattern seen in cross-sectional analyses stems in large part from historical disadvantages in starting points and educational mobility.  Finally, our results reveal dramatic improvements in Mexican-American educational opportunities among the children of immigrants since the 1970s.  Overall the results indicate that cross-sectional assessments of Mexican-American integration are misleading and underestimate this group’s prospects going forward.