1. Refugees' Social Trajectories and Trajectories of the Self
- Author
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Valenta, Marko
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soziale Wahrnehmung ,ethno-soziale Praxis ,Biografie ,sociology ,identity ,refugees ,ethno-social practice ,biography ,identidad ,refugiados ,práctica etno-social ,biografía ,integración ,Integration ,perspective ,everyday life ,integration ,migration ,Perspektive ,theory application ,Forschungsarten der Sozialforschung ,qualitative empirical ,experience ,refugee ,lcsh:Social sciences (General) ,Norwegen ,social worker ,Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ,Norway ,Alltag ,empirisch ,social integration ,social perception ,Zukunft ,qualitative interview ,Migrationsforschung ,Sozialarbeiter ,Erfahrung ,Research Design ,Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste ,ddc:300 ,soziale Integration ,lcsh:H1-99 ,future ,Forschungsansatz ,qualitative Methode ,Theorieanwendung ,research approach ,refugee law ,empirisch-qualitativ ,Sozialwesen, Sozialplanung, Sozialarbeit, Sozialpädagogik ,qualitatives Interview ,Flüchtlingsrecht ,Migration, Sociology of Migration ,biographical method ,Social sciences, sociology, anthropology ,Biographie ,Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften ,social work ,anwendungsorientiert ,Social Work, Social Pedagogics, Social Planning ,biographische Methode ,Identität ,Sozialarbeit ,Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods ,ddc:360 ,qualitative method ,applied research ,Flüchtling ,Social problems and services ,migration research ,empirical - Abstract
The focus of this article is on refugee's social integration in the receiving country. It examines how refugee ethno-social preferences and practices fluctuate and develop. The primary goal is to explore how post-resettlement social trajectories are linked to changes in identities. It is argued here that ethno-social practices and identities of refugees need to be seen in the light of their migration biographies, everyday experiences, and anticipated futures. The findings in the article have important methodological implications in terms of the methodological potential offered by biographical narratives as a tool in gathering qualitative data. In demonstrating the advantages and weaknesses of biographical narratives, the article is of relevance not only to researchers, but also to social workers and other service providers who work in the field of social integration and who can use this approach to map out the social life of each refugee. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs100256, Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): Visualising Migration and Social Division: Insights From Social Sciences and the Visual Arts
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- 2010