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 |
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Helsinki University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Belgium / family / labour market / marriage / migration / Turkey |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28540299 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh-j-njmr/article/view/36 |