the integration/participation strategies and sense of home of first- and second-generation women of Moroccan and Turkish descent
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Eijberts, Melanie
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- NED 1N 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- allochtonen, islam, etniciteit, leeftijd, Turks, Marokkaans, Nederland, proefschrift
- Description
- This research shows that many women try to integrate, some explicitly because of and not despite Islam. Their definitions, needs, and strategies of integration and their integration experiences vary though, depending on the combination of their generational status, educational level, ethnicity/nationality, and age. This variation is not reflected by policies and how society treats them, which hampers their integration. Furthermore, many women do feel at home in the Netherlands. Nonetheless, the more they integrate, the greater their exposure to assimilative pressures. This can diminish their sense of home, thereby thwarting their integration process.