Migration and Discrimination : IMISCOE Short Reader / by Rosita Fibbi, Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, Patrick Simon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fibbi, Rosita.

Contributor:

Midtbøen, Arnfinn H.

Simon, Patrick.

Series:

IMISCOE Research Series, 2364-4095

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Social sciences.

Human Migration.

Society.

Local Subjects:

Human Migration.

Society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This open access short reader provides a state of the art overview of the discrimination research field, with particular focus on discrimination against immigrants and their descendants. It covers the ways in which discrimination is defined and conceptualized, how it is measured, how it may be theorized and explained, and how it might be combated by legal and policy means. The book also presents empirical results from studies of discrimination across the world to show the magnitude of the problem and the difficulties of comparison across national borders. The concluding chapter engages in a critical discussion of the relationship between discrimination and integration as well as pointing out promising directions for future studies. As such this short reader is a valuable read to undergraduate students, as well as graduate students, scholars, policy makers and the general public.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction: the case for discrimination research

Chapter 2. Concepts of discrimination

Chapter 3. Theories of discrimination

Chapter 4. Methods of measurement

Chapter 5. Discrimination across social domains

Chapter 6. Consequences of and responses to discrimination

Chapter 7. Combatting discrimination

Chapter 8. Conclusions.

ISBN:

3-030-67281-6

OCLC:

1246549755