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Immigrant Families Over the Life Course

Research Directions and Needs

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland

Jennifer E. Glick

Arizona State University, Tempe

Regina M. Bures

University of Florida, Gainesville, rbures{at}ufl.edu

Family researchers and policy makers are giving increasing attention to the consequences of immigration for families. Immigration affects the lives of family members who migrate as well as those who remain behind and has important consequences for family formation, kinship ties, living arrangements, and children's outcomes. We present a selective review of the literature on immigrant families in the United States, focusing on key research themes and needs. A summary of secondary data sets that can be used to study immigrant families is presented as well as suggestions for future research in this increasingly important area of family research and policy.

Key Words: immigrant families • living arrangements • children • family formation • secondary data sets

This version was published on June 1, 2009

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 30, No. 6, 852-872 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09332162


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