Content:
The lecture gives a systematic overview of the most important characteristics of the social structure of Germany in comparison to other European countries. It focuses on changes and trends in education, employment, population household and family structure as well as social mobility with a special reference to income distributions and the development of the prosperity.
Plan und literature:
11.02.2019
Introduction into the topic. Recent history of migration in Europe
Van Mol, C., & de Valk, H. (2016). Migration and immigrants in Europe: a historical and demographic perspective. In B. Garces-Mascarenas & R. Pennix (Eds.), Integration Processes and Policies in Europe (pp. 31-55). Springer International Publishing.
18.02.2019
Migration theories. Immigrant selectivity
Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational migration studies: Past developments and future trends. Annual Review of Sociology, 33, 129-156.
25.02.2019
Definition and dimensions of integration. Classic and new theoretical approaches
Zhou, M. (1997). Segmented assimilation: Issues, controversies, and recent research on the new second generation. International migration review, 31(4), 975-1008.
04.03.2019
Sources of ethnic inequality: resources and discrimination
Alba, R. (2008). Why we still need a theory of mainstream assimilation. Migration und Integration. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. Sonderheft, 48(2008), 37-56.
11.03.2019
Methods of migration sociology
Blank, R. M., Dabady, M., & Citro, C. F. (2004). Measuring racial discrimination. Panel on methods for assessing discrimination, National Research Council (pp. 90-155). Washington DC: The National Academies Press.
18.03.2019
Cultural dimension of integration: Language acquisition
Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (2014). International migration and the economics of language. In B. Chiswick & P. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Immigration (pp. 211-269). Elsevier.
25.03.2019
Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the education system
Heath, A. F., & Brinbaum, Y. (2007). Explaining ethnic inequalities in educational attainment. Ethnicities, 7(3), 291–305.
01.04.2019
No class
08.04.2019
Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the labour market
Kogan, I., Kalter, F., Liebau, E., & Cohen, Y. (2011). Individual resources and structural constraints in immigrants’ labour market integration. In M. Wingens et al. (Eds.), A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration (pp. 75-100). Springer.
29.04.2019
Social dimension of integration: Ethnic segregation
Ahmed, A.M, Andersson, L., & Hammarstedt, M. (2010). Can discrimination in the housing market be reduced by increasing the information about the applicants? Land Economics, 86(1), 79-90.
06.05.2019
Social dimension of integration: Interethnic friendships and partnerships
Kalmijn, M. (1998). Intermarriage and homogamy: Causes, patterns, trends. Annual Review of Sociology, 24, 395-421.
13.05.2019
Immigrant identification, religion and values
Jacob, K., & Kalter, F. (2013). Intergenerational change in religious salience among
immigrant families in four European countries. International
Migration, 51(3), 38-56.
20.05.2019
Social distances, attitudes towards migrants and migration
Helbling, M. (2014). Opposing Muslims and the Muslim headscarf in Western Europe. European Sociological Review, 30(2), 242-257.
27.05.2019
Preparation for the final exam