Die zweite Generation: Etablierte oder Außenseiter?

Juhasz, Anne McCreary; Mey, Eva

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“…In this paper, the category of second-generation includes all persons whose parents immigrated to Switzerland and who themselves attended school in Switzerland for the most part (Hämmig 2000;Juhasz and Mey 2003). This definition is broader than the one commonly used in statistical surveys (born in Switzerland with foreign citizenship) and puts social criteria to the fore (Skrbiš et al 2007: 262f).…”

Section: Second-generation Migrants and Their Situation In Switzerlandmentioning

confidence: 96%

OnBricoleursandWorkers: Young Second-generation Men in Switzerland

Müller¹

2014

Journal of Intercultural Studies

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Section: Second-generation Migrants and Their Situation In Switzerlandmentioning

confidence: 96%

OnBricoleursandWorkers: Young Second-generation Men in Switzerland

Müller¹

2014

Journal of Intercultural Studies

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“…There is a small amount of research on second generation immigrant youths in Switzerland (e.g., Schiffauer et al 2002;Unterweger 2002;Juhasz and Mey 2003). Recently, a longitudinal study of youths with immigration backgrounds has indicated that despite various educational and professional efforts, forms of disillusionment and resignation are still common as youths leave school and enter professional life (Mey and Rorato 2010).…”

Section: How Do Culturalist Discourses Affect the Immigrant Population?mentioning

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Second Generation Immigrant Girls’ Negotiations of Cultural Proximity in Switzerland: A Foucauldian Reading

Barker-Ruchti

Barker

Sattler

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Int. Migration & Integration

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Although overtly racist political discourse in Switzerland has receded, culturalist discourses continue to construct ideal immigrants. Policies define immigrants in terms of "cultural proximity" and contain an implicit distinction between "distant" and "proximal" foreigners. Culturally, distant immigrants have been stereotyped as aggressive and/or lacking interest in education and professional success and while scholars have examined immigrants from Switzerland's "culturally-near" regions, the experiences of second generation immigrant populations from perceived culturally distant countries have largely escaped attention. Knowledge about girls and women is particularly scarce. Against this backdrop, this paper provides an examination of how six teenage girls living in a German-speaking Swiss city negotiate their perceived cultural distance. By combining interview material with elements of Foucauldian theory, the paper provides insight into (1) the diasporic experiences of girls with second generation immigration backgrounds and (2) the operation and influence of culturalist discourses. Foucault's notion of dispositive-the discourses, institutions, laws, and scientific findings that, through various means of distribution (e.g., media texts, policies, education curricula), act as an apparatus that constructs and supports normative ideals-provides a generative analytic tool for this task. The analysis suggests that the ways girls learn to understand their social worlds is a collective process of discipline that places mechanisms of social control within each individual. This process involves the homogenisation and marginalisation of the immigrant population and is circular in nature in that the girls strengthen and maintain the power of existing culturalist knowledge that works negatively on them. The paper concludes with a consideration of how this situation might be challenged.

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“…Many second-generation Italians who participated in my research have daily contact with their parents, either by telephone or visiting them, and some of them talk to their mothers over the phone several times a day. According to Juhasz and Mey (2003), many members of the second generation are empathetic of their parents' lives and the sacrifices that came with migration and therefore feel morally obliged to help and support their parents and be in frequent contact. Taking care of each other within families, being in frequent contact and providing support is therefore the norm in many Italian families in Switzerland.…”

Section: The Family As Translocal Site Of Ethnic Reificationmentioning

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“…Italians came to Switzerland at a time when jobs were easily available and public institutions such as schools could handle a minority of children who needed support in terms of language learning. Italians and their children managed to integrate on a structural and educational level thanks to the availability of jobs and apprenticeships, but also thanks to their high ambitions in terms of upward mobility (Bolzman et al 2003;Juhasz & Mey 2003). The structural integration into the labour market of both first-and second-generation Italians has led to the disappearance of Italian migrants in the kind of public discourse which problematises migration.…”

Section: From Discrimination To the Celebration Of Italian Migrationmentioning

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The Family in Question : Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Multicultural Europe

Grillo¹

2008

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The Family in Question IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion) IMISCOE is a Network of Excellence uniting over 500 researchers from various institutes that specialise in migration studies across Europe. Networks of Excellence are cooperative research ventures that were created by the European Commission to help overcome the fragmentation of international studies. They amass a crucial source of knowledge and expertise to help inform European leadership today.Since its foundation in 2004, IMISCOE has advanced an integrated, multidisciplinary and globally comparative research programme to address the themes specified in its name, short for: International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe. IMISCOE members come from all branches of the economic and social sciences, the humanities and law. The Network draws from existing studies and advances innovative lines of inquiry key to European policymaking and governance. Priority is placed on developing a theoretical design to promote new research and offer practical alternatives for sound policy.The IMISCOE-Amsterdam University Press Series was created to make the Network's findings and results available to researchers, policymakers, the media and the public at large. High-quality manuscripts authored by IMISCOE members and cooperating partners are published in one of four distinct series.Research Reports Dissertations TextbooksThe RESEARCH series presents empirical and theoretical scholarship addressing issues of international migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe. Authored by experts in the field, the works provide a rich reference source for researchers and other concerned parties.The REPORTS series responds to needs for knowledge within IMISCOE's mandated fields of migration research. Compiled by leading specialists, the works disseminate succinct and timely information for European policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders.The DISSERTATIONS series showcases select PhD monographs written by IMISCOE doctoral candidates. The works span an array of fields within studies of international migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe.The TEXTBOOKS series produces manuals, handbooks and other didactic tools developed by specialists in migration studies. The works are used within the IMISCOE training programme and for educational purposes by academic institutes worldwide.IMISCOE Policy Briefs and more information on the Network can be found at www.imiscoe.org. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the editor of the book. The Family in Question Preface Ralph GrilloFamilies of immigrants and settled populations of immigrant origin have become central to arguments about the rights and wrongs of ways of l...

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Die zweite Generation: Etablierte oder Außenseiter?

Cited by 117 publications

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OnBricoleursandWorkers: Young Second-generation Men in Switzerland

OnBricoleursandWorkers: Young Second-generation Men in Switzerland

Second Generation Immigrant Girls’ Negotiations of Cultural Proximity in Switzerland: A Foucauldian Reading

The Family in Question : Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Multicultural Europe

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