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Ungdomsarbetslöshet - en studie om arbetslösa utrikesfödda ungdomar

Kurtanovic, Azra LU and Kurtanovic, Amra LU (2014) SOPA63 20141
School of Social Work
Abstract
Our purpose in this study was to investigate how the unemployed foreign-born youths describe their situation as unemployed in relation to that they are foreign-born. The study was based on two main issues: how do youths in the age of 18-24 experience that their ability to become employed is affected by the fact that they are foreign-born and how do these youths describe their situation as unemployed based on their background as a foreign-born. Our analysis consisted of semi-structured interviews with seven unemployed foreign-born youths. The data of the study has been analyzed from a social constructivist perspective and Erving Goffmans's concept of stigma. The results of this study showed that the majority of the youths felt that their... (More)
Our purpose in this study was to investigate how the unemployed foreign-born youths describe their situation as unemployed in relation to that they are foreign-born. The study was based on two main issues: how do youths in the age of 18-24 experience that their ability to become employed is affected by the fact that they are foreign-born and how do these youths describe their situation as unemployed based on their background as a foreign-born. Our analysis consisted of semi-structured interviews with seven unemployed foreign-born youths. The data of the study has been analyzed from a social constructivist perspective and Erving Goffmans's concept of stigma. The results of this study showed that the majority of the youths felt that their background as a foreign-born has had a negative impact on their job search. The study also showed that many of the youths described their situation as unemployed as depressing and difficult. (Less)
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author
Kurtanovic, Azra LU and Kurtanovic, Amra LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
youth unemployment, exclusion, integration, segregation, discrimination, stigma.
language
Swedish
id
4463648
date added to LUP
2014-06-12 08:50:13
date last changed
2014-06-12 08:50:13
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  abstract     = {{Our purpose in this study was to investigate how the unemployed foreign-born youths describe their situation as unemployed in relation to that they are foreign-born. The study was based on two main issues: how do youths in the age of 18-24 experience that their ability to become employed is affected by the fact that they are foreign-born and how do these youths describe their situation as unemployed based on their background as a foreign-born. Our analysis consisted of semi-structured interviews with seven unemployed foreign-born youths. The data of the study has been analyzed from a social constructivist perspective and Erving Goffmans's concept of stigma. The results of this study showed that the majority of the youths felt that their background as a foreign-born has had a negative impact on their job search. The study also showed that many of the youths described their situation as unemployed as depressing and difficult.}},
  author       = {{Kurtanovic, Azra and Kurtanovic, Amra}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ungdomsarbetslöshet - en studie om arbetslösa utrikesfödda ungdomar}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}