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A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and IntegrationOvercoming Barriers. Career Trajectories of Highly Skilled Members of the German Second Generation

A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration: Overcoming Barriers. Career Trajectories... [Members of the ‘second generation’ in Europe, meaning young adults with immigrant backgrounds who are either born in the host country or came there in their childhood through family migration, more often have lower educational qualifications and fewer occupational opportunities than their native-born peers (Thomson and Crul 2007). However, there are differences between countries, for example concerning the level of inequality and the particular biographical phases in which selective processes are relevant (Heath et al. 2008). In Germany, members of the second generation encounter early selection processes, tend to be concentrated in the lower tracks of school, and rarely obtain educational degrees that provide access to university (Diefenbach 2007).] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and IntegrationOvercoming Barriers. Career Trajectories of Highly Skilled Members of the German Second Generation

Editors: Wingens, Matthias; Windzio, Michael; de Valk, Helga; Aybek, Can
Schittenhelm, Karin
A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration — Jun 7, 2011
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
ISBN
978-94-007-1544-8
Pages
101 –119
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-1545-5_5
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Abstract

[Members of the ‘second generation’ in Europe, meaning young adults with immigrant backgrounds who are either born in the host country or came there in their childhood through family migration, more often have lower educational qualifications and fewer occupational opportunities than their native-born peers (Thomson and Crul 2007). However, there are differences between countries, for example concerning the level of inequality and the particular biographical phases in which selective processes are relevant (Heath et al. 2008). In Germany, members of the second generation encounter early selection processes, tend to be concentrated in the lower tracks of school, and rarely obtain educational degrees that provide access to university (Diefenbach 2007).]

Published: Jun 7, 2011

Keywords: Labour Market; Cultural Capital; Status Passage; Career Trajectory; Immigrant Background

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