Antonio V Menendez Alarcon
Butler University, USA
Title: SECOND GENERATION OF ALGERIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE CITY OF MARSEILLE, FRANCE: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATION
Biography
Biography: Antonio V Menendez Alarcon
Abstract
Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Av., Indianapolis, IN46032, USA
This paper analyzes the life course of second generation of immigrants living in Marseille. The sociological research is based on document analysis and 60 in-depth interviews that focus issues of integration, including sense of cultural identity, relationships with other ethnic groups, and professional and educational attainment. This narrative of their journey reveals a mixed interpretations of the respondents' relationship to the principles and values ​​that shape the French dominant cultural ideology such as secularism, thus revealing a critical perception of its foundations and effects on their experiences, and attachment to the host society. At the same time, results highlights the different individual experiences according to their place of living within the city. Finally, the paper identify the mutations experienced by this group of immigrants and their preferences for an environment that allows for a hybrid identity.