Ethnic Identity, Social Mobility and the Role of Soulmates /

Based on a study among higher-educated adult children of lower-class Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands, this open access book explores processes of identification among social climbers with ethnic minority backgrounds. Using both survey data and open interviews with these 'mino...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Slootman, Marieke (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed. 2018.
Series:	IMISCOE Research Series,
Subjects:	Emigration and immigration. Race. Political sociology. Social structure. Equality. Sociology > Methodology. Human Migration. Race and Ethnicity Studies. Political Sociology. Social Structure. Sociological Methods. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Ethnic-Minority Climbers. Winning the Golden Calf
2. Studying Ethnic Identification. Tools and Theories
3. A Mixed-Methods Approach
4. The Dutch Integration Landscape
5. Self-identifications Explored. 'Am I Dutch? Yes. Am I Moroccan? Yes'
6. Identifications in Social Contexts. 'I am... who I am
7. Trajectories of Reinvention. Soulmates and a 'Minority Culture of Mobility'
8. Ethnic Identity and Social Mobility. Wrapping up
Appendix A: Interview Guide
Appendix B: Table Chapter 4
Appendix C: Tables Chapter 5.