1st Edition

The Integration of Descendants of Migrants from Turkey in Stockholm The TIES Study in Sweden

Edited By Charles Westin Copyright 2015
134 Pages
by Routledge

This timely book, which is based on the results of the Integration of the Second Generation in Europe survey, presents the disturbing results of a recent study in Stockholm that examines the experiences of residents descended from Turkish migrants. Focusing on three different ethnonational groups“ Turks, Kurds, and Syriacs“the contributors explore issues such as identity, family situation,... Read more
1. Introduction, 2. Historical and demographic considerations, 3. Educational achievement, 4. Social capital, 5. Perceptions of discrimination, 6. Identity: Belonging, language and transnationalism, 7. The labour market, 8. Conclusions

Biography

Charles Westin is professor at the Department of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University, Sweden.