Essays about: "Immigrant assimilation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words Immigrant assimilation.

  1. 6. Trickle-Down Inequality: The Reconstruction of Crime and Immigration in the Swedish Context

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Gabriela Susana Armengol Rodriguez; [2020]
    Keywords : Journalism; News Frames; Discourse Analysis; Trickle-effect; Cultural Racism; Immigration; Structural Oppositions; Identity; Risk Identities; Indirect Social Influence; Assimilation Theory; Resistance; Social Cohesion;

    Abstract : News reports in relation to criminality are often considered a trustworthy and factual source of information. However, media consumers often disregard the discourses within the content they consume as well as the power structures it reproduces. READ MORE

  3. 7. Sociopsychological and Political Reactions towards Immigration in Scandinavia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Maria Augusta Mesquita; [2019]
    Keywords : Sweden; Denmark; Migration; Refugee Crisis; War on Terror; Ontological Insecurity; Securitization; Populism; Welfare State; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Currently, a series of events initiated by globalization and its effects have interfered on how people live and how they face the “other,” the “outsider.” Through a series of theories and concepts, countries are analyzed, and their reactions towards these occurrences scrutinized. READ MORE

  4. 8. Acculturation and health of immigrants in elderly ages in Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marcos Castillo Bastos; [2018]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although health disparities among immigrants and natives has been researched quite extensively, the associations with acculturation and health require more attention, especially in Costa Rica where elderly immigrants have been increasing relatively for years and research is scarce. This study explores, with help of a longevity and aging survey (CRELES) and an ordered logit model, how this association holds for elderly immigrants in Costa Rica. READ MORE

  5. 9. Immigrants probability to receive social assistance : Do we have a difference between immigrants and natives and what happens over time?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Andreas Skoog; [2018]
    Keywords : Immigrant; Social assistance; Probability; Language skill;

    Abstract : This essay studies the immigrant’s probability to participate in social assistance compared to natives and if there any assimilation effect. A linear probability model is used to get the result. The result show that immigrant have a higher likelihood of participating in social assistance compared to natives. READ MORE

  6. 10. Immigrant Adolescents in Sweden: Acculturation and Mental Health

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Tena Pesa; Mustafa Ashir; [2017]
    Keywords : immigrant adolescents; acculturation strategies; mental health; ‘immigration paradox’; optimism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examined the acculturation strategies of immigrant adolescents in Sweden and their relation to the mental health symptoms. The participants were 101 immigrant adolescents and 52 Swedish adolescents 15 to 19 years old. READ MORE