Essays about: "ethnic stratification"

Found 3 essays containing the words ethnic stratification.

1. 1. Disability risk disparity among the immigrant population in the United States, 2009-2018

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Wooseong Kim; [2020]
   Keywords : Disability; Health inequality; Immigration; Immigrant health disparity; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to examine the relationship between immigrant generation status and disability risk in the US. The difference in disability risk, resulting from a series of chronic health conditions, is one of the major indicators of health disparities among immigrants which contribute to persistent ethnic/racial stratification of health. READ MORE

3. 2. Labour Migration to the United Arab Emirates - A Field Study on Regular and Irregular Migration in Dubai

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Brigitte Suter; [2006]
   Keywords : labour migration; irregular migration; labour market; ethnic stratification; social networks; migration theories; protection;

   Abstract : Massive recruitment of foreign labour occurred in all Gulf States since the beginning of oil exploitation in 1973. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the foreign population accounted for up to 75 per cent of the total population and up to 90 per cent of the labour force in 2000. READ MORE

4. 3. Lifting the mask on tuberculosis : distribution of notified cases in Stockholm County 1989 to 1996

   University essay from

   Author : Tina Ohlsén; [1999]
   Keywords : tuberculosis; TB; Stockholm County;

   Abstract : In order to investigate the distribution and burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Stockholm County during the period 1989 to 1996, a descriptive study was conducted. The TB cases registered in the central TB register during that period were studied. READ MORE