Migration, Family and the Welfare State : Integrating Migrants and Refugees in Scandinavia.

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Migration, Family and the Welfare State explores understandings and practices of integration in the Scandinavian welfare societies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden through a comprehensive range of detailed ethnographic studies. Chapters examine discourses, policies and programs of integration in the th...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948-
Other Authors: Larsen, Birgitte Romme, 1975-, Rytter, Mikkel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Social integration > Scandinavia.
Immigrants > Scandinavia.
Assimilation (Sociology) > Scandinavia.
Welfare state > Scandinavia.
Intégration sociale > Scandinavie.
Assimilation (Sociologie) > Scandinavie.
État providence > Scandinavie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Immigrants
Social integration
Welfare state
Scandinavia
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Migration, Family and the Welfare State explores understandings and practices of integration in the Scandinavian welfare societies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden through a comprehensive range of detailed ethnographic studies. Chapters examine discourses, policies and programs of integration in the three receiving societies, studying how these are experienced by migrant and refugee families as they seek to realize the hopes and ambitions for a better life that led them to leave their country of origin. The three Scandinavian countries have had parallel histories as welfare societies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 pages)
ISBN:9781135704322
1135704325

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