Incorporation of children of immigrants

The case of descendants of immigrants from Turkey in Sweden

Bibliographic Data

ID2146346
AuthorsA Behtoui (0000-0001-8227-3659, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume36
Issue12
Pages2141-2159
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2012.696667
OpenAlexW1969328023
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited34

This paper investigates how children of immigrants from Turkey are integrated into Swedish society. The educational achievements and labour market outcomes of this group are compared with the performance of the offspring of native-born parents. The aim of the study is to explore whether we can observe a tendency towards downward mobility among young people of immigrant background in Sweden and thereby provide reflections on the existing formulation of the segmented assimilation theory. Findings show that descendants of immigrants seem not to be in the process of downward assimilation, that is, social exclusion and therefore formation of a distinct underclass in Sweden. The concept of subordinate inclusion is a more appropriate description of the experiences of children of immigrants

Assimilation (phonology · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Immigration · Inclusion (mineral · Inclusion–exclusion principle · Offspring · Political science · Pregnancy · Social exclusion · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Underclass · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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