scholarly journals Attitudes toward Abortion for Medical and Non-medical Reasons among the Turkish Second Generation in Europe – The Role of the Family and Societal Contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadja Milewski ◽  
Sarah Carol
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
Northern European ◽  
The Family ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Native Group

This paper studies attitudes toward abortion among the second generation of Turkish migrants and their native counterparts in six western and northern European countries. We focus on Turkish migrants because they not only constitute one of the largest immigrant groups, but are also hypothesised to be culturally and demographically very distinctive from the native group. We used data from the project on “The Integration of the European Second Generation (TIES 2007-08)” from Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. The sample consisted of 4,761 respondents aged 18 to 35, 49.5 percent of whom were children of Turkish migrants born in Europe and 51.5 percent belonged to the respective non-migrant comparison groups. Unlike in other surveys, the question regarding attitudes toward abortion in the TIES questionnaire distinguished between “medical” and “non-medical” reasons for abortion, with the possible answers being “never”, “in specific cases” and “always”. We carried out multinomial logistic regression analyses and investigated three research questions: 1) Departing from assimilation theory, we examined whether the attitudes of migrant descendants differed from those of their non-migrant counterparts. Our results show that both groupings under study expressed a range of attitudes, and that abortion for medical reasons was more accepted than abortion for non-medical reasons. However, second-generation Turks were more likely than the natives to say that they would never accept abortion. 2) We investigated the extent to which the societal climate and the integration context of the respondents influenced their attitudes toward abortion, while assuming that we would find cross-country variation in these attitudes. Our results reveal that among natives, levels of acceptance of abortion are lowest in Germany and highest in Sweden and France. We found a similar country pattern for women and men of the second Turkish generation. 3) We explored the degree to which the respondents’ family contexts (childhood backgrounds as well as current socio-demographic variables) influenced their attitudes toward abortion. While these factors partially explained the variation within the Turkish second generation and within the native comparison group, the country differences remained significant. We conclude that attitudes toward abortion in the Turkish second generation are influenced by their family backgrounds, but also by their socialization experiences in European receiving countries. These findings suggest that cultural assimilation processes are occurring, but not to the point where the attitudes of migrant descendants have converged with the attitudes of natives in the respective destination country. * This article belongs to a special issue on migrant fertility.

The role of style in the ethnolect: Style-shifting in the use of ethnolectal features in first- and second-generation speakers

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 861-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ksenia Gnevsheva
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Style Shifting ◽  
Australian English ◽  
First And Second Generation

Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: The paper aimed to investigate style-shifting in the use of ethnolectal features in first- and second- generation bilingual migrants. Design/Methodology/Approach: Three groups of speakers (first- and second-generation Russian–English bilinguals as well as monolingual Anglo Australians) were audio-recorded in three different styles (conversation, interview, and reading). Data and Analysis: Their production of the goose and trap vowels across the styles was analyzed quantitatively. Findings/Conclusions: Overall differences were found between the groups such that first- and second-generation speakers produced more Russian-like vowels compared to the monolinguals; with the biggest differences between the first-generation speakers and the other two groups. In terms of style-shifting, no significant differences were found in the monolingual speakers, and both first- and second-generation speakers were found to produce most Australian English-like vowels in the conversation style. At the same time, certain differences between the two bilingual groups surfaced, such as no significant differences in the first-generation speakers’ production of the goose vowel and in the vowels’ linguistic conditioning. Originality: Previous studies have compared ethnolects in the first- and second-generations of migrants and mainstream varieties in order to theorize ethnolect formation. Several studies have also investigated intraspeaker style-shifting between more ‘mainstream’ and more ‘ethnic’ in ethnolect speakers, but such style-shifting is rarely compared across generations. Significance/Implications: The similarities and differences between the two bilingual groups suggest that ethnolectal features may be originally derived from the community language but may be reallocated to other sociolinguistic meanings in the second generation.

Domestic service and social modernization in urban Galicia, 1752–1920

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISIDRO DUBERT
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Domestic Service ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Formation Model ◽  
Northern European ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Modernization ◽  
Marriage Formation

Since the late 1980s historians of the family have been interested in the socio-demographic analysis of the role of domestic service in European societies during the Ancien Régime. These scholars have been concerned with the consequences of life-cycle service since it appeared that a significant proportion of Europe's inhabitants were in service at some point in their lives. This proportion was highest in countries of Northwestern Europe, such as England, where between 10 and 12 per cent of the population worked as servants, usually while young, moving readily from one household to another. This process began at an early age, around adolescence, and tended to end with a change in occupation, generally just before entering into marriage, in other words, prior to forming a separate family unit. By relating the mobility of servants to the specific characteristics of the marriage-formation model, historians have been able to highlight the contribution of domestic service to social and familial reproduction. Encouraged by their results, the next step for social historians was to elaborate an explanatory model of this system of family reproduction. Although the model offered was derived from the behaviour of a concrete social and demographic structure which was basically Northern European, it was nonetheless presented as the principal model for all of Western Europe.

scholarly journals The father’s role in supporting the son’s business knowledge development process in Vietnamese family businesses

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Trung Pham ◽  
Robin Bell ◽  
David Newton
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Business Knowledge ◽  
Succession Process

Purpose Many family businesses do not survive into the second generation. A common reason put forward for this is poor succession planning for the second generation. This paper is designed with the aim to explore the role of the father in supporting the son’s business knowledge and development in Vietnamese family businesses. Design/methodology/approach This research adopted an inductive qualitative approach using multiple face-to-face semi-structured interviews with five father–son succession pairs. The interview participants were a cross section of Vietnamese family businesses, where the father–son pair was involved in the process of business knowledge transfer and the succession process was at an advanced stage. Findings The results suggest that the father plays different roles at different stages of the son’s business knowledge development process. In particular, the father acts as an example during the son’s childhood; a supporter to encourage the son to gain more business knowledge from both formal education and working experience outside the family business; a mentor and trouble-shooter after the son joins the family business as a full-time employee; and as an advisor after the son becomes the leader of the firm. Originality/value Most Vietnamese family businesses are still operating under the control of the first generation, and as a result, research into the succession process in Vietnam can help to provide valuable insights. Furthermore, existing research into the role of the predecessor in the whole process from the successor’s childhood until the end of the succession process is ambiguous and requires further research to clarify this research gap.

In Search of the Missing Narrative

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Julia Devlin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Family Narrative ◽  
The Family

The trauma of forced migration is not only detrimental for the victims themselves, but can overcast subsequent generations as well. This article examines the role of the family narrative in the case of Polish deportees and their descendants. Drawing upon Aleida and Jan Assmann's concepts of communicative and cultural memory, I address how the development of self-construction and identity of the second generation was impeded by their parents' difficulties to verbalize a traumatic past. I argue that aside from the communicative memory, the cultural memory of this group was affected as well as their experiences of victimization were politically and socially not recognized.

scholarly journals The Role of Family in the Construction of Traditions among Second-Generation Chinese Immigrants in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2021/1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eszter Knyihár ◽  
Gergely Salát
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Setting ◽  
And Control ◽  
High Degree

Previous research conducted in Hungary has shown that second generation Chinese immigrants construct a complex, multicultural identity which contains elements from the cultural environment created by the host society, the migrant diaspora, the family of the migrant and the country of origin as well. This paper presents the findings of an interview-based research project conducted in Hungary with the involvement of 20 second-generation Chinese immigrants and seeks to examine the complexity of their cultural identity, focussing especially the role of the family in the construction of traditions. According to our findings we argue that in the family setting, there is constant negotiation between generations regarding norms and traditions, which reveal different priorities. In this article I show that those areas where the most negotiations occur also overlap with the fields of increased parental interest and control, namely: education, dating/marriage, and language. I also discuss how holidays celebrated by the family show a high degree of flexibility and mixed solutions, involving cultural elements from both the host society and the country of origin.

scholarly journals The Role of Parent‐Child Relationships and Filial Expectations in Loneliness Among Older Turkish Migrants

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowan L. F. Ten Kate ◽  
Başak Bilecen ◽  
Nardi Steverink
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Generation Migrants ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Older first‐generation migrants living in Europe, particularly Turkish migrants, feel relatively lonely, which indicates social exclusion. Social embeddedness within the family, particularly parent‐child relationships, can alleviate loneliness for older migrants, but such relationships can also be ambivalent, which may not prevent loneliness altogether. Earlier research indicates that Turkish migrants in Germany report high quality relationships with their children and high levels of social support exchanges within the family; however, some still report disappointing aspects of the relationship with their children, such as feeling disrespected. To better understand these contradictory findings, this article focuses on various aspects of parent‐child relationships that may explain loneliness among older Turkish migrants in Germany. Moreover, the article considers whether filial expectations can be potential sources of intergenerational conflict that may explain higher levels of loneliness among older Turkish migrants. Using the Generations and Gender Survey with 606 first‐generation Turkish respondents aged 50 and above, findings show that having low satisfying relationships with children and not having adult co‐residing children is associated with more loneliness. Turkish migrants with higher filial expectations feel lonelier when they have good perceived health, and less lonely when they have bad perceived health. These findings indicate that especially healthy older Turkish migrants may have unfulfilled expectations regarding parent‐child relationships, which adds to their loneliness, while parents with bad health experience solidarity, which lowers their loneliness. This shows that both intergenerational solidarity and conflict influence loneliness among older Turkish migrants.

scholarly journals Customers’ Perception and the Role of Demographic Characteristics in Online Bank Marketing Strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11S2) ◽  
pp. 383-389
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Current Residence ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Academic Qualification ◽  
The Family ◽  
On Line ◽  
Bank Marketing

Purpose - the essential purpose of this study is to research the customers’ perception and therefore the role of demographic characteristics in on-line bank promoting methods. It helps the bankers as a parameter to boost the character and closeness of relationship between bank promoting methods and therefore the demographic factors particularly, bank customers’ standing within the family, gender, age, academic qualification, occupation and monthly financial gain. And to predict the character and closeness of relationship between current perception concerning bank promoting methods and their current position concerning paying of housing loan, important stage of documentation, most frequented bank, variety of account with the bank, variety of coping with the bank, the other checking account, bank with most no. of ATM dealingss and frequent usage of on-line banking transaction. Design/methodology/approach - Descriptive study was conducted to search out out the extent of relationship that prevails between demographic characteristics and bank promoting methods. 493 questionnaires were collected supported convenient sampling. This study includes each the first and secondary knowledge. Primary knowledge was through the planned form with direct, open-ended and closed-ended multiple alternative queries containing demographic variables and bank promoting methods. The man of science has framed the form supported varied reviews, personal interview with bank managers. Secondary knowledge of the study were gathered from magazines, journal books, through on-line, banking sources, past researches and reviews Findings - Through multiple correlation analysis, the study reveals that there exist a big relationship between the demographic variables, namely, bank customers standing within the family, gender, age, academic qualification, occupation, monthly financial gain, legal status, religion, current residence, standing of current residence, stick with the family associate degreed bank customers possessing an own house and their perception towards bank promoting methods. and therefore the results showed that there's a big relationship between client perception towards the bank promoting methods and most often used bank, variety of account within the bank, variety of coping with the bank, most most popular ATM, and frequency of visit to the location. This study is additionally valuable to different investigators for coming study.

Non-Normative Events and Family Functioning: The Role of the Family Psychologist

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Harway ◽  
◽  
Nancy Boyd-Franklin ◽  
Robert Geffner ◽  
Marsali Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
The Family

Mental Health of War-Affected Youth in Two Conflicts: The Role of the Family, Community and Classroom

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivelina Borisova ◽  
Theresa Betancourt ◽  
Wietse Tol ◽  
Ivan Komproe ◽  
Mark Jordans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The Family
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