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Nohl, Arnd-Michael; Schittenhelm, Karin; Schmidtke, Oliver; Weiss, Anja - Work in Transition - 9781442647602 - V9781442647602
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Work in Transition

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Description for Work in Transition 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. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442647602
SKU
V9781442647602
Shipping Time
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99-1

About Nohl, Arnd-Michael; Schittenhelm, Karin; Schmidtke, Oliver; Weiss, Anja
Arnd-Michael Nohl is a professor of Education Science at Helmut-Schmidt-University. Karin Schittenhelm is a professor of Sociology at the University of Siegen. 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. Anja Weiss is a professor in the Department of Sociology ... Read more

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