Migrants' Social Integration and Its Relevance for National Identification: An Empirical Comparison Across Three Social Spheres.

ABSTRACT: A key element of migrants' well-being is their emotional integration, that is, the extent to which they perceive themselves as members of society and their identification with the country they are living in. To foster this sense of belonging, many integration programs aim to increase the migrants' social integration, for example, by organizing events for migrants to meet natives in various settings. The validity of this strategy is supported by decades of international research. It remains unclear, however, which aspects of social integration are most relevant for national identification. Multiple theories concerned with contact and group identification support the assumption that contact to natives should foster a sense of belonging and national identification. However, for a contact situ

SUBMITTER: Becker CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8762104 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature