title: The social worlds of immigrant youth.
abstract: This introductory chapter uses a detailed case study to illustrate the interconnection of multiple social influences on one particular youth's path of migration. It further identifies some of the major influences on immigrant youth development, including the stresses of migration, separations and reunifications, changing networks of relations, poverty and segregation, and identity formation.
authors.affiliation: Ross Institute in East Hampton, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez-Orozco
authors.forename: Irina L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Todorova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002489:Central America / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States