African Immigrant Families in Another France

1. Front Matter

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2. African Immigrants and France

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      Pages 1-2

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   2. Introduction — “Another France”

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      Pages 3-12

   3. Why Study Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in France?

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      Pages 13-21

   4. A Post-Colonial Bouillabaisse: Africans in France — Context and Theory

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      Pages 22-51

3. Structural and Cultural Considerations

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   2. Social Structures Shaping Immigrant Integration — “The Power of Skin”

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      Pages 55-86

   3. Cultural Differences, Asserting Oneself, and Religion — “Take Your Place”

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      Pages 87-112

   4. Identity and Integration of Youth — “French on the Inside”

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      Pages 113-141

4. Theorizing Integration and Conclusions

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   2. Conclusions — Inequality, (Dis)location and Sub-Saharan African Inclusion

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      Pages 145-158

5. Back Matter

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Immigrant incorporation is a critical challenge for France and other European societies today. Black Africans migrants are racialized and endowed with an immigrant status, which carries low status and is durable into the second generation. This book elucidates the conflict and issues pertinent to social integration.

• Familie
• Generation
• identity
• Integration
• religion

“Focused on sub-Saharan African immigrant women and their families in France, African Immigrant Families in Another France illustrates the structural and cultural markers which characterize these immigrants’ integration experiences. … African Immigrant Families in Another France provides a helpful overview of a population often neglected in studies of migration in Western Europe.” (Jean Beaman, International Migrant Review, 2016)

• University of Oklahoma, USA

  Loretta E. Bass

Loretta E. Bass is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma, USA. Her research interests include demographic processes, stratification and childhood studies. Her book publications include The Well-Being, Peer Cultures and Rights of Children (2011), Sociological Studies of Children and Youth (2005), and Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa (2004).

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