Mixed experiences

Post industrial transition and ethnic minorities on the Amsterdam labour market

Bibliographic Data

ID3635786
AuthorsRobert C Kloosterman (0000-0002-9426-1759, Utrecht University, corresponding author), Robert Kloosterman
Year1996
Volume22
Issue4
Pages637-653
Publication date1996-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.1996.9976565
OpenAlexW2070957692
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited15

The emerging post‐industrial social stratification in The Netherlands appears to have an ethnic dimension. This ethnic dimension manifests itself most clearly in the larger cities, mainly due to the combination of a relatively high pace of economic restructuring and a strong migrant presence. In this article, an attempt is made to explain the social stratification in Amsterdam by distinguishing three labour market positions. Data are presented and different theoretical approaches are tested. No single approach can account for the intricate pattern that reveals both significant inter‐ as well as intra‐ethnic differences, partly related to gender. Due to differences in migration histories, socio‐cultural orientations and levels of discrimination, post‐industrial transition in Amsterdam appears to affect the various ethnic groups in quite diverse ways

Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy