Language, migration, and social mobility in Catalonia / edited by Amado Alarcón, Luis Garzón.

This book presents the results of a research on the integration of second generation migrants in Catalonia. Drawing on in-depth biographical interviews, we demonstrate the link between language and social mobility. Language is a particularly important social issue in Catalonia. A bilingual region in...

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Superior document:International studies in sociology and social anthropology, v. 121
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Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 121.
Physical Description:1 online resource (174 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Language and second generation in Catalonia / Amado Alarcon and Luis Garzon
  • Social integration of migrants, language, and the second generation / Amado Alarcon and Luis Garzon
  • Second generation Argentineans : between identity and mobilization / Luis Garzon
  • Social mobility and the Catalan language : analysis of second generation
  • Migrants from Colombia / Iskra Pavez Soto
  • Second generation Moroccans in Catalonia : language, employment, and social
  • Inclusion / Aitor Hernandez-Carr
  • Evaluation of social mobility and language in context / Amado Alarcon and Luis Garzon
  • Concluding remarks : the instrumental and symbolic dimensions of multilingualism in comparative perspective / Amado Alarcon and Luis Garzon.