RSS 1.0Sociology (Theses and Dissertations)
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Network structure, institutional frameworks, and social change : the case of nonprofits that support asylum seekers in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2017)The steep rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland since the late 1990s has presented a novel set of challenges to the Republic’s nonprofit sector. Legal instruments and statutory policy that have developed ... -
An analysis of the labour market integration of immigrants : examining the role of gender, ethnicity, discrimination and recession
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2017)This thesis focuses on the labour market integration of migrants between 2004 and 2011, a period of unprecedented change in Irish society. The work analyses some of the factors that may influence migrants’ labour market ... -
The post-school pathways of Russian-speaking students in Ireland: a longitudinal study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2018)This thesis explores the post-school pathways of Russian-speaking young people in Ireland. In the previous two decades, Ireland has experienced exponential growth in immigration. This is due to several co-occurring processes. ... -
An exploratory longitudinal acculturation study with Polish immigrant teenagers in Ireland : parental and children's perspectives
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2014)The objective of this research project was to understand how young immigrants adjust to their new socio-cultural context, and to contribute to the existing understanding of the social phenomena of acculturation, on the ... -
Return migration and integration : a comparison of Italian returnees from Argentina and Europe
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2014)Italy has a long history of outward migration, from the I9th century through to the 1970s. In recent decades this has been reversed with a strong pattern of return migration emerging. This thesis examines and compares the ...
