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Transnational Activities and Immigrant Integration in Germany : Concurrent or Competitive Processes? / by Reinhard Schunck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schunck, Reinhard, Author.
- Series:
- International Perspectives on Migration, 2214-9805 ; 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emigration and immigration.
- Sociology.
- Statistics.
- Migration.
- Sociology, general.
- Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
- Germany.
- Local Subjects:
- Migration.
- Sociology, general.
- Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book investigates both the causes and effects of transnational activities among immigrants in relation to their integration into the receiving society. It uses large scale, representative data about first and second generation immigrants in Germany. It develops a formal theoretical model, which explains both transnational involvement and paths of immigrant integration. Important questions are answered: What consequences does transnational involvement have on integration? Is transnational involvement a distinct form of integration? Is it an alternative to assimilation? Does it hinder or facilitate assimilation? Longitudinal analyses are presented which show that immigrant integration and transnational involvement do not necessarily oppose each other. The book shows that although low levels of integration may coincide with strong transnational ties, the relationship is not causal. This book shows how immigrant integration and transnational involvement are related to each other and how a joint examination of both processes may advance our understanding of the general dynamics of migration and integration.
- Contents:
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Immigrant Integration
- 3: Transnationalism
- 4: A Theory of Immigrant Integration and Transnational Activities
- 5: Methods
- 6: Transnational Activities and Immigrant Integration in Germany
- 7: Determinants of Transnational Involvement
- 8: Consequences of Transnational Involvement
- 9: Conclusion
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-03928-8
- OCLC:
- 871173888
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