Guyana is often referred to in the literature as the "land of the six races", comprising East Indian, Blacks, Whites, Portuguese, Chinese and Amerindians. This diversity has attracted in the interest of many social science scholars who have labeled Guyana a "plural society". Here, Ramraj examines the aspects of the demographic history of Guyana and current demographic trends, and notes the changes in the ethnic composition of the country's population, and aspects of its spatial distribution especially in relation to the black population. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT];
Celton,Dora Estela (Author), Miró,Carmen A. (Author), and Sánchez-Albornoz,Nicolás (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
Córdoba, Argentina: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
763 p, "Este volument reúne las ponencias... en el Seminario Internacional sobre Cambios y continuidades en los comportamentos demográficos en América: la experiencia de cinco siglo, realizado en Córdoba, Argentina, entre los días 27 y 29 de octubre de 1998)." Articles chiefly in Spanish; one article in English and four in Portuguese
Is the contemporary second generation on the road to the upward mobility and assimilation that in retrospect characterized the second generation of earlier immigrations? Or are the American economic context and the racial origins of today's immigration likely to result in a much less favorable future for the contemporary second generation? While several recent papers have argued for the latter position, we suspect they are too pessimistic. We briefly review the Second generation upward mobility in the past and then turn to the crucial comparisons between past and present. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR];
