| Work in Transition: Cultural Capital and Highly Skilled Migrants' Passages Into the Labour Market Contributor(s): Nohl, Arnd-Michael (Author), Schittenhelm, Karin (Author), Schmidtke, Oliver (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442615680 ISBN-13: 9781442615687 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 331.62 |
| LCCN: 2014497115 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite the fact that many countries target highly skilled migrants for recruitment in the global labour market, few of those migrants are able to take full advantage of their educational and professional qualifications in their new homes. Work in Transition examines this paradox, using extended narrative interviews that focus on the role that cultural capital plays in the labour market. Comparing the migrant experience in Germany, Canada, and Turkey, Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. Exposing the mechanisms that drive inclusion and exclusion for migrants from a transatlantic comparative perspective, this book provides a unique analytical approach to an increasingly important global issue. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nohl, Arnd-Michael: - Arnd-Michael Nohl is a professor of Education Science at Helmut-Schmidt-University. Schittenhelm, Karin: - Karin Schittenhelm is a professor of Sociology at the University of Siegen. Schmidtke, Oliver: - Oliver Schmidtke is a professor in the Departments of Political Science and History and Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria. Weiss, Anja: - Anja Weiss is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Duisburg-Essen. |