Life Satisfaction among Ethnic Minorities: The Role of Discrimination and Group Identification

Autor/in	Verkuyten, Maykel
Titel	Life Satisfaction among Ethnic Minorities: The Role of Discrimination and Group Identification
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 89 (2008) 3, S.391-404 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-008-9239-2
Schlagwörter	Life Satisfaction; Minority Groups; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Social Discrimination; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensvollendung; Ethnische Minderheit; Ethnizität; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Niederlande
Abstract	For most immigrants and ethnic minority groups, everyday life in the country of settlement raises question of adaptation and belonging. Aside from factors such as lower income, lower education and poorer health, being an ethnic minority member carries additional factors that can lower general life satisfaction. Using data from two studies the present paper shows that ethnic minority group members (Turkish-Dutch) have lower general life satisfaction than a comparable majority group (Dutch) because they are less satisfied with their life in the country of settlement. In addition, Study 2 showed that higher perceived structural discrimination was associated with lower life satisfaction in the country of settlement, but also with higher ethnic group identification that, in turn, made a positive contribution to general life satisfaction. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10