Situating Children of Migrants Across Borders and Origins : A Methodological Overview.
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Life Course Research and Social Policies Series
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Blurb Text
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Situating Children of Migrants Across Borders and Origins
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Comparison as a Key Methodological Tool and a Challenging Perspective in the Study of the Children of Migrants
- 1.2.1 Children of Immigrants: A Challenging Definition
- 1.2.2 Comparative Designs
- 1.3 Life Course Perspective and Mixed-Methods Approaches in the Study of Children of Migrants
- 1.3.1 The Life Course Paradigm
- 1.3.2 Life Course Designs
- 1.3.3 Data Collection to Analyze the Life Courses of Children of Migrants
- 1.4 The Biography and Identity of Second-Generation Residents as a Negotiation Process
- 1.5 Transnational Approach and the Second Generation: Beyond Methodological Nationalism
- 1.5.1 Beyond Methodological Nationalism
- 1.5.2 Transnational Designs
- 1.6 Future Research
- References
- Part I: Comparison as Key Methodological Tool and Challenging Perspective in the Study of the Children of Migrants
- Chapter 2: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: The Challenges of Including and Comparing the Children of Immigrants in European Survey Data
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Defining the Children of Immigrants in Survey Data: Who Are We Talking About?
- 2.3 Levels of Analysis
- 2.4 Benchmarking the Comparisons
- 2.4.1 The Majority/Minority Dichotomy
- 2.4.2 Intergenerational Comparisons
- 2.4.3 Comparisons Between and Within Groups
- 2.5 Choices and Their Implications for Research
- 2.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Risk Factors of Labor-Market Insertion for Children of Immigrants in Switzerland
- 3.1 Background and Research Questions
- 3.1.1 Second-Generation Residents' Access to the Labor Market
- 3.1.2 Second-Generation Residents in Switzerland
- 3.1.3 Research Questions
- 3.2 Data and Methods
- 3.2.1 Data
- 3.2.2 Sample
- 3.2.3 Variables.
- 3.2.3.1 Dependent Variable
- 3.2.3.2 Independent Variables
- 3.2.3.3 Control Variables
- 3.2.4 Modeling
- 3.3 Results
- 3.3.1 Comments on Control Variables
- 3.3.2 Comparison of First- and Second-Generation Residents and Swiss Natives
- 3.3.3 Impact of Father's Educational Level on Unemployment
- 3.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: The Presence of a Third Person in Face-to-Face Interviews with Immigrant Descendants: Patterns, Determinants, and Effects
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Background
- 4.2.1 Patterns and Determinants of Third-Party Presence
- 4.2.2 Effects of Third-Party Presence
- 4.2.3 The Role of Immigrant Status
- 4.3 Data, Variables, and Method
- 4.4 Descriptive Findings
- 4.5 Multivariate Results
- 4.6 Conclusion
- References
- Part II: Life Course Perspective and Mixed- Methods Approaches in the Study of Children of Migrants
- Chapter 5: Analyzing Second-Generation Trajectories from a Life Course Approach: What Mixed Methods Can Offer
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Some Theoretical and Methodological Considerations from the Perspective of Migration Research
- 5.2.1 Bringing the Life Course Perspective into Migration Research
- 5.2.2 Methodological Approaches for the Analysis of Life Trajectories
- 5.2.3 Cross-National Comparison and the Role of Institutional Arrangements
- 5.3 A French-German Comparative Research Applying Mixed-Methods
- 5.3.1 Methodological Approach
- 5.3.2 Selected Results
- 5.3.3 Benefits and Limitations
- 5.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Intergenerational Relationships in Migrant Families. Theoretical and Methodological Issues
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Description of Immigrants and Retirement Survey
- 6.3 Qualitative and Comparative Study
- 6.3.1 Research Methods of the Comparative Study
- 6.4 Theoretical and Empirical Issues on Migrant Intergenerational Relationships.
- 6.5 Identity Transmission and Reconstruction from One Generation to the Other
- 6.6 Transmigration and Ageing
- 6.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Using a Cohort Survey to Track the Entry into Adult Life of Young People from Immigrant Backgrounds
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 A Cohort Survey to Determine the Future of Young People of Immigrant Background
- 7.3 A Mixed Qualitative and Quantitative Approach
- 7.3.1 A Sociology of Social Pathways
- 7.3.2 From One Survey Technique to the Other and Back Again
- 7.4 A Typology of Pathways to Professional Integration Amongst the Cohort
- 7.4.1 The Excluded: Between Hardship and Rejection of and by the World of Work
- 7.4.2 The Invisible Proletarians: Between Professional Stability and Neighborhood Life
- 7.4.3 The Emancipating Proletarians: Drawing on Coping Mechanisms
- 7.4.4 The Precarious Intellectuals: The Desire for Upward Mobility
- 7.4.5 The Securely Employed: A Successful Integration into Employment
- 7.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8: Combining In-Depth Biographical Interviews with the LIVES History Calendar in Studying the Life Course of Children of Immigrants
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Historical Development and Common Points of the Biographical Approach and the Life Course Perspective
- 8.3 The In-Depth Biographical Interview
- 8.4 The LIVES History Calendar
- 8.5 Empirical Application: The Study of the Transition from Youth to Adulthood Among the Children of Albanian-Speaking Immigrants in Switzerland
- 8.5.1 The Interview Guidelines
- 8.5.2 Testing the Combination of the LIVES History Calendar and the In-Depth Biographical Interview
- 8.6 Contributions and Further Applications
- References
- Chapter 9: Participatory Qualitative Methodology: A Promising Pathway for the Study of Intergenerational Relations Within Migrant Families.
- 9.1 Introduction: Towards a Complex Methodological Approach
- 9.2 The Major Trends in Qualitative Research
- 9.3 Research on Intergenerational and Family Dynamics in the Context of Migration: A Conceptual Frame to Outline the Methodological Pathway
- 9.4 Epistemological Foundations for a Methodological Approach
- 9.5 Critical Profile of the Data Collection Tools and Analytical Approach
- 9.5.1 The Fieldwork
- 9.5.2 Tools for the Collection and Synthesis of Data
- 9.5.3 Data Analysis: Dialoguing with the Actors
- 9.6 Interpretation Through Participation and Meaning
- 9.7 Intergenerational Research in a Migration Situation: Increasing Participatory Projects
- References
- Part III: The Biography and the Identity of Immigrant Descendants as a Negotiation Process
- Chapter 10: Studying Second-Generation Transitions into Adulthood in Switzerland: A Biographical Approach
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 The Biographical Research Perspective: Interests and Implications
- 10.2.1 Biography and Inequality During Adolescence
- 10.2.2 Making Autobiographical Narratives an Object of Investigation
- 10.3 Design and Methodological Approach in the EMMEN Study
- 10.3.1 Sample and Survey Design
- 10.3.2 Capturing and Interpreting Social Relationships in Biographical Research
- 10.3.3 Biographical Research in a Longitudinal Design: Case Reconstructions Spanning Two Points of Observation
- 10.4 Analyzing Autobiographical Narratives: An Example
- 10.4.1 Blerim's Biography
- 10.4.1.1 Processes of Exclusion and Self-Exclusion
- 10.4.1.2 Critical Years - Diminishing Opportunities and Loss of Agency
- 10.4.1.3 Resources from Within the Community
- 10.4.1.4 Increasing Autonomy
- 10.4.2 Summary
- 10.4.3 Cross-Case Analysis Beyond Blerim
- 10.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: National Identity and the Integration of the Children of Immigrants.
- 11.1 Debate on the Subject
- 11.2 New Understanding and Treatment of the Issue of National Identity: Identity as a Value Linked to a Context
- 11.3 Methodology
- 11.4 Key Findings of the Study
- 11.4.1 The Prevalence of National Self-Identity During the School Stage
- 11.4.2 School Outcomes and Relationship with Peers: Key Issues in the Transition from Adolescent to Adult Identities
- 11.4.3 Self-Image and Negotiation of Identity
- 11.4.4 Children of Immigrants' Ethnic Identity and Leaving the Family Home
- 11.5 Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Part IV: Transnational Approach and Children of Migrants: Beyond Methodological Nationalism
- Chapter 12: Beyond Home and Return: Negotiating Religious Identity Across Time and Space Through the Prism of the American Experience
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Theoretical Debates
- 12.3 Transnational Moral Geographies?
- 12.3.1 American-Centric
- 12.3.2 Indian-Centric
- 12.3.3 Global-Secular
- 12.3.4 Global-Religious
- 12.4 Religious Identities in an American Cultural Context
- 12.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13: Following People, Visiting Places, and Reconstructing Networks. Researching the Spanish Second Generation in Switzerland
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 The Research Strategy
- 13.2.1 Phase 1: Collecting Transnational Biographies
- 13.2.2 Phase 2: Identifying Important People and Places
- 13.2.3 Phase 3: Meeting People and Visiting Places in Spain
- 13.2.4 Phase 4: Drawing Transnational Social Spaces
- 13.3 Major Results
- References
- Chapter 14: Mapping Transnational Networks of Care from a Multi-actor and Multi-sited Perspective
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Background and Methods
- 14.3 Findings
- 14.3.1 Perceptions of Care Within a Transnational Child Raising Arrangement
- 14.3.2 Understanding How Transnational Child Care Functions.
- 14.3.3 Giving Children and Youth a Voice.