Essays about: "Second-generation immigrants"

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1. 1. Dual Cultural Influences and Career Paths: : Second-Generation Iranians in Sweden

   University essay from

   Author : Khazar Amini; [2024]
   Keywords : Cultural Capital; Field; Habitus; Identity Formation; Iranian Culture; Second-generation Iranians in Sweden;

   Abstract : Nearly four decades after the peak influx of Iranian immigrants to Sweden around 1985-1990, recent academic inquiry has begun to shift its emphasis towards their second generation. These individuals, born to parents who arrived during that period, are now achieving notable positions across various sectors of Swedish society. READ MORE

3. 2. Breaking the Cycle of Exclusion : Examining Effective Interventions for Second-Generation Immigrant Children in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Lucielle Disu; [2023]
   Keywords : social exclusion; second-generation; integration; Sweden; interventions;

   Abstract : Second-generation immigrant children in Sweden, especially those of non-European heritage, find themselves entangled in a web of social exclusion. Against the backdrop of escalating disparities between social strata, and a conspicuous failure in the integration of immigrants, the study explores this matter in depth. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing The Relationship Between Social Networks And Integration In The Labour Market In Sweden: A Case Study Of Somali And Bosnian Second-Generation Immigrants In Växjö

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Bahati George; [2023]
   Keywords : integration; immigrants; social networks; social capital;

   Abstract : The integration of immigrants has been a significant area of research, focusing on aspects such as employment, housing, and education for newly arrived community members. In recent years, scholarly attention has increasingly turned toward social networks and their influence on immigrant integration into the labor market of the host country. READ MORE

5. 4. Intergenerational socioeconomic mobility in Germany : How does it affect the educational attainment for second generation immigrant daughters?

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

   Author : Emina Peric; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational mobility; socioeconomic mobility; educational mobility; second generation immigrants; women; daughters of immigrants;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the intergenerational socioeconomic mobility of second generation immigrant daughters in Germany, by measuring how the parents’ educational level affect their children’s education. By adding a gender equality index to the dataset, the aim was to create a more nuanced interpretation of the results, including how cultural views in the parents’ source country can affect the parental investments. READ MORE

6. 5. A Tale of Two Sets of Opportunities. An exploration of Inequality of Opportunity among natives and second-generation immigrants in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Irem Ucan; [2023]
   Keywords : Inequality of Opportunity; normative economics; Shapley decomposition; second-generation immigrants; income inequality; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the extent of income inequality that is attributed inherited circumstances such as social and family background, denoted as Inequality of Opportunity or IOp, for natives and second-generation immigrants in Sweden. The measurement of Inequality of Opportunity captures the between-type inequality, when individuals are grouped into types based on these predetermined circumstances, which involves parametrically estimating the average outcome of each type and comparing these averages between types. READ MORE