Answer to Question #182636 in Sociology for Wambui

Question

1.Considering immigrant and ethnic communities in NJ or NYC, in what ways does Alba and Nee’s theory of assimilation help to explain lived experiences in these communities?

2.In what ways do Brotheron and Barrio’s theory of social bulimia help to explain lived experiences in these communities?

3.Does one theory have more explanatory power than the other?

4.Could both theories be true at the same time?

5.Does one theory apply to one immigrant community better than other immigrant communities? Use examples

Answer 1

Considering the immigrants in New Jersey, the Alba and Nee's theory of assimilation can explain the experiences in these communities through the benefits that they get from such institutions as civil rights institutions.

The social bulimia theory of Brotheron and Barrio's helps to explain the commitments of the immigrants by exploring how social seclusion affects them.

Both theories cannot be true at the same time because they contradict. One theory typically applies better to one immigrant community than the other. for instance, the Brotheron and Barrio's theory applies best to the racial seclusion in African Americans.