Marriage Migration and the Labour Market: 'The case of migrants of Turkish descent in Belgium'
This article starts by asking whether economic motivations can explain why so many youngsters with a migrant background choose to marry a relatively unknown partner from the same region as their parents came from, a region that is largely unknown to them, and conversely why so many young people in countries in the South are opting for an unknown partner living in a far away country. In answering these questions Turkish marriage migration to Belgium will be used as a case study, since it offers several helpful insights in understanding the dynamics of marriage migration. The main focus of this... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Nordic Journal of Migration Research, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 69-79 (2011) |
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Helsinki University Press
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Schlagwörter: | belgium / family / labour market / marriage / migration / turkey / Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration / JV1-9480 / Communities. Classes. Races / HT51-1595 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26613299 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.2478/v10202-011-0009-x |