Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. IMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS: ECONOMIC AND RESIDENTIAL CHANGE IN NEW HAVEN, 1850–1930 13
6. 2. LEARNING AND EARNING: SCHOOLING, JUVENILE EMPLOYMENT, AND THE EARLY LIFE COURSE IN LATE-NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEW HAVEN 24
7. 3. THE PAINFUL CONTRAST: ITALIAN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL 53
8. 4. HANDS TO MOUTHS: THE CHANGING ECONOMY OF GIVING AND TAKING IN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES 81
9. 5. FROM COURTSHIP TO DATING: THE MARRIAGE MARKET, SCHOOLING, AND THE FAMILY ECONOMY 103
10. 6. THE LANDSCAPE OF AMBITION: GEOGRAPHY, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS IN CHILDREN’S SCHOOL EXPERIENCES 122
11. 7. “TOO GOOD FOR THAT”: EFFORT AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE “NEW” HIGH SCHOOL 155
12. CONCLUSION: ELM CITY’S YOUTH 189
13. NOTES 197
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 259
15. INDEX 291