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

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ISBN 10: 9053568697 ISBN 13: 9789053568699

Casa editrice: Amsterdam Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

The family lives of immigrants and ethnic minority populations have become central to arguments about the right and wrong ways of living in multicultural societies. While the characteristic cultural practices of such families have long been scrutinized by the media and policy makers, these groups themselves are beginning to reflect on how to manage their family relationships in a world where migration is a transnational piece of the pluralized global puzzle. Exploring case studies from Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Australia, The Family in Question explores how those in public policy often dangerously reflect the popular imagination, xenophobically stereotyping immigrants and their families, rather than recognizing the complex changes taking place within the global immigrant community.

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L'autore:

Ralph Grillo is professor of social anthropology emeritus at the University of Sussex.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Studie die aantoont hoe beleidsmakers vaak toegeven aan populaire misverstanden over allochtonen en zo bijdragen aan de heersende xenofobie en stereotypering van immigranten

In hoeverre allochtonen vrij zijn hun cultuur te uiten in de multiculturele samenleving staat bijna dagelijks ter discussie in de media en politiek. Vaak wordt vergeten dat ook migrantenfamilies zelf worstelen om hun tradities en gebruiken vorm te geven in een pluriforme samenleving waarin relaties met familie zeer complex kunnen zijn. In 'The Family Question' worden migrantenfamilies in onder andere Nederland, Oostenrijk en Noorwegen onderzocht. Hieruit blijkt dat spelers op het vlak van beleidsvorming vaak toegeven aan populaire misverstanden over allochtonen en zo bijdragen aan de heersende xenofobie en stereotypering van immigranten.

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• Editore: Amsterdam Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 9053568697
• ISBN 13: 9789053568699
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Redattore: Grillo Ralph