Salam, Rifat Anjum, 1970-

Negotiating tradition, becoming American : family, gender, and autonomy for second generation South Asians / Rifat Anjum Salam. - 1 online resource (262 pages) - The new Americans : recent immigration and American society . - New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : second generation South Asians: negotiating tradition and becoming American -- Perspectives on assimilation -- Contradictory childhoods: family dilemmas and strategies -- The neo-traditional pathway -- The independence pathway -- The ethnic rebellion pathway -- Conclusion : family, gender and the second generation.

9781593327347 (e-book)


South Asian Americans--Social conditions.
South Asians--Social conditions.--United States
Assimilation (Sociology)--United States.
Families--United States.


Electronic books.

E184.S69 / S25 2014eb

305.891/4073