1st Edition
Integrating Immigrants in the Netherlands Cultural Versus Socio-Economic Integration
264 Pages
by
Routledge
This title was first published in 2003. Using a behaviourist and quantitative approach, this study examines the vexed questions surrounding the economic and cultural integration of immigrants into the Netherlands. The authors use the Dutch case as a specific example of a wider European problem. The book examines the two opposing theoretical and political points of view on integration, whether... Read more
List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Cultural Orientation and Socio-Economic Integration of Immigrants in the Netherlands, 1. An International Comparison of Migration and Immigrant Policy with Respect to Immigrants from Turkey and their Participation in the Labour Market, 2. Why the Dutch Maintain More Social Distance from Some Ethnic Minorities than Others: A Model Explaining the Ethnic Hierarchy, 3. Myths and Realities of Diversity in Parenting and Parent-Child Relations: A Comparison of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Families in the Netherlands, 4. Parenting and Adolescent Development in Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan Families in the Netherlands, 5. Normative Orientation and Academic Achievement in a School Context, 6. Acculturation, Motivation and Educational Attainment: A Contextual Model of Minority School Achievement, 7. The Ethno-Cultural and Socio-Economic Position of Ethnic Minority Groups in the Netherlands, 8. The Cultural Integration of Immigrants in the Netherlands: A Description and Explanation of Modern Attitudes of Turks, Moroccans, Surinamese, Antilleans and the Indigenous Population, Conclusion, Index
Biography
Wilma Vollebergh, Justus Veenman, Louk Hagendoorn
