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Exploring Chinese immigration network and labor market integration of young Chinese immigrants in Portugal
| Resumo: | Today the study of the living experiences of immigrants from the perspective of immigration network is a hot topic. However, there are different opinions on the impact of Immigration Network on the integration of immigrants into the host labor market. This paper aims to enrich the knowledge in this field and explore the integration of young Chinese immigrants into the labor market, in the context of Portuguese labor market. 23 young Chinese people living in Portugal were interviewed and their narratives were interpreted by using the thematic analysis method. The results show that the immigration network not only has a positive impact on young immigrants' labor market integration, including employment, market retention and social resources acquisition, but also has negative effects, including low-quality work, self-closure and over dependence. In addition, the pursuit of money and the pursuit of elite education by the 2nd generation of young immigrants have been discovered and discussed. |
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| Autores principais: | Kaihang Wei |
| Assunto: | Immigration network Host labor market integration Young chinese immigrants Rede de imigração Integração no mercado de trabalho no país anfitrião Jovens imigrantes chineses |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | ISCTE |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Resumo: | Today the study of the living experiences of immigrants from the perspective of immigration network is a hot topic. However, there are different opinions on the impact of Immigration Network on the integration of immigrants into the host labor market. This paper aims to enrich the knowledge in this field and explore the integration of young Chinese immigrants into the labor market, in the context of Portuguese labor market. 23 young Chinese people living in Portugal were interviewed and their narratives were interpreted by using the thematic analysis method. The results show that the immigration network not only has a positive impact on young immigrants' labor market integration, including employment, market retention and social resources acquisition, but also has negative effects, including low-quality work, self-closure and over dependence. In addition, the pursuit of money and the pursuit of elite education by the 2nd generation of young immigrants have been discovered and discussed. |
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