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Spoerlein, Christoph and van Tubergen, Frank ORCID: 0000-0002-6415-2877 (2014). The occupational status of immigrants in Western and non-Western societies. Int. J. Comp. Sociol., 55 (2). S. 119 - 144. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1745-2554

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Abstract

This study examines existing hypotheses on cross-national differences in immigrants' labor market integration. Unlike previous research, which focused on Western countries, we study the occupational status of immigrants in both Western and non-Western countries. We use census data for 45 Western and non-Western destination countries and test hypotheses derived from human capital and discrimination theory applying multilevel modeling. The analysis shows that differences in immigrants' occupational status attainment can partly be explained by pre-migration language exposure, economic advancement of the origin country, geographical distance, group size, and the religious as well as socioeconomic distance of immigrant groups and the majority population. Despite differences in the magnitude of effects, patterns of immigrants' occupational attainment appear comparable between Western and non-Western societies. We do not find compelling evidence that human capital factors are consistently more important in Western societies.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Spoerlein, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED van Tubergen, Frank UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6415-2877 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-440948
DOI:	10.1177/0020715214534702
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Comp. Sociol.
Volume:	55
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 119 - 144
Date:	2014
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1745-2554
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EUROPEAN LABOR-MARKETS; ECONOMIC INCORPORATION; CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANTS; SELF-SELECTION; MISSING DATA; EARNINGS; DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT; ASSIMILATION; DESTINATION Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44094