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Title:
Language, Community, and Older Immigrant Households
Brief Description:
This study seeks to improve understanding of the role of household formation in the immigrant adaptation
process. The formation of complex households among immigrants is an important strategy for adapting to the
migration process and adjusting to a new society. Such households often represent a path for accessing
information about services and programs, provide a context for the delivery and receipt of care, form an
environment for maintaining cultural identity, and offer a platform for sharing economic resources. The
study will address several questions, including: What are the patterns of household composition across
immigrant groups and what individual factors are associated with these patterns? What is the impact of
English language ability and duration of residence on living arrangement patterns? How does the ethnic
dimension of communities condition the likelihood of household complexity? Are some immigrant groups more
likely than others to form complex versus independent households when living in the context of an ethnic
community? How have older immigrants' living arrangements changed during the 1990s?
Funding:
National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigators:
Jeffrey A. Burr and Jan E. Mutchler
Research Assistants:
Judith Poey and Archana Prakash
Contact:
jeffrey.burr@umb.edu
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