Unequal Chances
Ethnic Minorities in Western Labour Markets
Published on 25. October 2007
Book
Hardback
732 pages
978-0-19-726386-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first major cross-national study of ethnic minority disadvantage in the labour market. It focuses on the experiences of the 'second generation', that is of the children of immigrants, in a range of affluent western countries (western Europe, north America, Australia, Israel).
Standard analyses, using the most authoritative available datasets for each country, enable the reader to make precise comparisons. The study reveals that most groups of non-European ancestry continue to experience substantial ethnic penalties in the second (and later) generations. But the magnitude of these penalties varies quite substantially between countries, with major implications for social policy.
This most authoritative account of minority groups in different countries provides important information for policy makers considering their own responses to ethnic minority disadvantage.
Standard analyses, using the most authoritative available datasets for each country, enable the reader to make precise comparisons. The study reveals that most groups of non-European ancestry continue to experience substantial ethnic penalties in the second (and later) generations. But the magnitude of these penalties varies quite substantially between countries, with major implications for social policy.
This most authoritative account of minority groups in different countries provides important information for policy makers considering their own responses to ethnic minority disadvantage.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
numerous tables and figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-726386-0 (9780197263860)
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Content
The Comparative Study of Ethnic Minority Disadvantage
Diversity and Mobility in Australia
Continuing Ethnic Segmentation in Austria
Down and Out: The Children of Migrant Workers in the Belgian Labour Market
Inclusion for all but Aboriginals in Canada
Is French Society Truly Assimilative? Immigrant parents and offspring on the French Labour Market
Educational Hurdles on the way to Structural Assimilation in Germany
Instant Absorption of Immigrants and Persistent Exclusion of Arab Citizens in Israel
Equal Opportunities or Social Closure in the Netherlands?
The Legacy of Apartheid: Racial Inequalities in the New South Africa
The Farther they Come, the Harder they Fall? First and Second Generation Immigrants in the Swedish Labour Market
Nice Work if You can Get it: Ethnic Penalties in Great Britain
Progress in Reducing Catholic Disadvantage in Northern Ireland
The New Second Generation at the Turn of the New Century: Europeans and non-Europeans in the US labour market
Crossnational Patterns and Processes of Ethnic Disadvantage
Diversity and Mobility in Australia
Continuing Ethnic Segmentation in Austria
Down and Out: The Children of Migrant Workers in the Belgian Labour Market
Inclusion for all but Aboriginals in Canada
Is French Society Truly Assimilative? Immigrant parents and offspring on the French Labour Market
Educational Hurdles on the way to Structural Assimilation in Germany
Instant Absorption of Immigrants and Persistent Exclusion of Arab Citizens in Israel
Equal Opportunities or Social Closure in the Netherlands?
The Legacy of Apartheid: Racial Inequalities in the New South Africa
The Farther they Come, the Harder they Fall? First and Second Generation Immigrants in the Swedish Labour Market
Nice Work if You can Get it: Ethnic Penalties in Great Britain
Progress in Reducing Catholic Disadvantage in Northern Ireland
The New Second Generation at the Turn of the New Century: Europeans and non-Europeans in the US labour market
Crossnational Patterns and Processes of Ethnic Disadvantage