Behind the scenes: family involvement and educational achievements of second-generation Turks in Austria, France and Sweden

Schnell, Philipp

doi:10.1186/s40878-015-0013-8

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“…Several authors in the academic debate have emphasized that families of successful people usually demonstrate a strong commitment to education (Fibbi and Truong 2015;Keskiner 2015;Lee and Zhou 2014;Rezai et al 2015;Schnell 2015). Both elements, in particular drive and the emphasis on education, also showed up in our research.…”

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The multiplier effect: how the accumulation of cultural and social capital explains steep upward social mobility of children of low-educated immigrants

Crul

Schneider

Keskiner

et al. 2016

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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We introduce what we have coined the multiplier effect. We explain the steep upward mobility of children of low-educated immigrants by studying how they overcome obstacles on their regular pathway, via alternative routes or through loopholes in the education and labour market system. The idea of the multiplier effect is that they virtually propel themselves forward in their careers. Essential is that each successful step forward offers new possibilities on which they build, thereby accumulating cultural and social capital and multiplying their chances of success. Initial small differences with their less successful co-ethnic peers generate an increasingly wider gap over time. Cultural and social capital theories primarily explain the reproduction of inequalities in society. The multiplier effect explains the breaking of the perpetual cycle of this reproduction, enabling steep upward mobility even when this group does not initially possess the right cultural and social capital to be successful.

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The multiplier effect: how the accumulation of cultural and social capital explains steep upward social mobility of children of low-educated immigrants

Crul

Schneider

Keskiner

et al. 2016

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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“…Taken as a whole, the findings for intergenerational mobility indicate quite moderate progress for the Turkish secondgeneration in Austria. Given that their Turkish parents migrated to Austria equipped with very little educational experience and were predominately working in the lower segments of the Austrian labour market (Schnell 2014), the results indicate that opportunities for second-generation Turks seem to be somewhat blocked, suggesting a low level of meritocracy in Austria. 1…”

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“…The final response rate among the Turkish second generation was around 49% in Vienna and 70% in Linz. The comparison group responded almost equally in both cities at a rate of around 42% (Schnell, 2014). Since socio-economic well-being includes occu-pational attainment, this paper excludes respondents who were still in school at the time of the interviews, leading to a total sample size of N=334 Turkish descendants.…”

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The social well-being of second-generation Turks in two Austrian cities

Schnell

2014

Migrat. Lett.

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The most recent Austrian Integration Report indicates that a substantial proportion of Turkish immigrants do not feel at home in Austria. Whether these lower levels of social well-being also apply to the Turkish first, second or follow-up generations in Austria is uncertain. This article aims to fill this gap by asking how the Turkish second generation perceives their social inclusion into Austrian society. Results based on the TIES survey reveal that social well-being is largely determined by immigrants’ socio-economic achievements as well as by experiences of discrimination in their educational and occupational trajectories and daily life. Intergenerational progress is also found to be positively related with social well-being but at a much lower level.

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“…Scholars have often linked the low educational level of these parents and their migrant and low socioeconomic background to the disadvantaged position of the second generation (Crul, Schneider, and Lelie 2012). Other scholars have pointed to the fact that they grew up in disadvantaged neighbourhoods and attended schools with high numbers of pupils with educational difficulties (Baysu and de Valk 2012;Rezai et al 2015;Schnell 2014). In this article, I will shed light on what it is like for them to enter and work in a sector with a distinctly different social environment.…”

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Self-made lawyers? Pathways of socially mobile descendants of migrants from Turkey in Europe

Rezai

2016

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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This study is based on narratives of successful lawyers in Europe who are descendants of migrants from Turkey. I will discuss the main mechanisms whereby social actors have a significant impact on the professional pathways of these upwardly mobile professionals. The findings provide two insights. The relevance of significant others found in literature on educational mobility of descendants of migrants can be extended to professional pathways. Some respondents became acquainted with the middle-class culture of the majority group through peers and school during their youth. This was instrumental in adjusting to the specific white-collar professional environments of corporate law firms. Others who grew up and attended schools in disadvantaged neighbourhoods had more difficulties adjusting. However, they became accustomed to middle-and upper-class norms and behaviour at university or on the job by observing and learning along the way.

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Behind the scenes: family involvement and educational achievements of second-generation Turks in Austria, France and Sweden

Cited by 31 publications

References 51 publications

The multiplier effect: how the accumulation of cultural and social capital explains steep upward social mobility of children of low-educated immigrants

The multiplier effect: how the accumulation of cultural and social capital explains steep upward social mobility of children of low-educated immigrants

The social well-being of second-generation Turks in two Austrian cities

Self-made lawyers? Pathways of socially mobile descendants of migrants from Turkey in Europe

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