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Gilligan, John J. – Appalachia, 1974
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Conferences, Disadvantaged
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Henig, Jeffrey R. – Gerontologist, 1981
Analyzes census tract data to assess residential mobility trends. Net immigration of professionals is found to be more likely in tracts with high proportions of retired households and, especially in tracts close to the cities' central business districts, professional immigration is associated with outmigration of retired households. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Gerontology, Literature Reviews, Migration Patterns
Abou, Selim – 1977
This study, the result of interviews conducted in Quebec and Montreal in the spring of 1975, deals with the adaptation, integration, and acculturation of the Lebanese immigrants in Quebec since the end of World War II. This new immigration wave is contrasted with the one that took place around 1880. Generally speaking, the situation in both the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Somers, Gerald G. – 1972
Workers who were relocated under federally sponsored pilot mobility projects in Michigan and Wisconsin were compared with a group of nonmovers drawn from the same rural areas and with similar demographic and labor market characteristics. It was found that the movers improved their employment status, their occupational status, and their income…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs
Bramstedt, Wayne G. – 1979
Sources of information about North American Indians in towns and cities are contained in this bibliography of 850 entries. Citations are primarily in the social sciences; many relate to urban studies, minority peoples, and migration, as well as specific Indian issues. The entries, dating from 1944 to 1978, are listed alphabetically by author,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Studies
Molohon, Kathryn Theresa – 1977
Adjustment of American Indians to a major urban institution, exemplified by public schools, and adaptations to urban life in general were examined, using data collected between 1965 and 1969, and focusing on intensive observations of 24 randomly-selected American Indian students (19 high school, 5 elementary) attending East San Francisco Bay Area…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians