Research on the integration of the second generation in Europe has revealed important differences between countries, ethnic groups, and domains of life. Thus far, however, research has failed to uncover the mechanisms generating these diverse and complex patterns. Our project aims to fill this gap by tackling key unanswered questions in the fields of structural, social, and cultural integration.
The researchers started interviewing children of immigrants and their majority peers at age 14 in the year 2010, and followed them up over the next two years, thus covering a crucial, formative period of their lives. Overall, more than 18.000 students participated in the first wave of the survey.
Highlights of the conference include presentations on:
- "The influence of religiosity and religious peers on the school performance of Muslim students in Germany" by Susan Lee of the University of Cologne
- "Religious Development of Youth in Europe" by Müge Simsek of Utrecht University
- "Opportunity, Network Structure and Ingroup Preference: The Process of Ethnic Friendship Segregation in Classrooms" by Robert Hellpap of the University of Oxford
- "The next top-model? Body Size and Life Satisfaction among the European Youth" by Irena Kogan and Jing Shen (both University of Mannheim)
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
12/01/2016 09:00 - 12/02/2016 12:30
Registration deadline:
11/30/2016
Event venue:
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES)
University of Mannheim
A5, 6 (Room A230/A231)
68159 Mannheim
Mannheim
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
11/23/2016
Sender/author:
Katja Bär
Department:
Pressestelle: Kommunikation und Fundraising
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event56107
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