This paper aims at achieving a better understanding of rental housing market discrimination against ethnic minorities. There remain substantial lacunae in the scientific knowledge about association between concentration minorities neighbourhood and discrimination, possible differences based on host society language proficiency. Although these associations have been considered USA, they neglected European context, which is quite different. A telephone survey offered data 579 properties that...

Previous research has found that religiosity is positively related to mental well-being. This study assesses whether the religious context moderates relationship between individual levels of and depression in religiously diverse European context. We apply multilevel models, examining 68,874 individuals 29 countries subdivided into 277 regions from sixth (2012) seventh (2014) wave Social Survey. First, we service attendance associated with fewer depressive feelings, but opposite true for...

This article reports a decline in transnational marriages among Turkish Belgians between 2001 and 2008 explains the changing trends through qualitative study of Belgians’ current partner preferences union formation practices. Young people prefer local marriage because it enables upward social mobility, possibility premarital relationships lower parental involvement seem to further add declining popularity marriages. Despite these changes, however, considerable percentage continues marry from...

This study examines whether health inequalities exist between lone and cohabiting mothers across Europe, how these may differ by welfare regime. Data from the European Social Survey were used to compare self-rated general health, limiting long-standing illness depressive feelings means of a multi-level logistic regression. The 27 countries included in analyses are classified into six regimes (Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Southern, Nordic, Central East Europe (CEE) (new EU) CEE (non-EU). Lone...

Abstract This article deals with individual and contextual effects on the religiosity of first second generation migrants in Europe. Noticing that little attention has been directed towards intergenerational transmission religion processes integration, we argue for an perspective immigrant religiosity. Social integration theory is used to derive hypothesis immigrants are less religious than generation. Perceived discrimination introduced immigrant‐religion research account stress buffering...

Public concerns over the possible effects of school segregation on immigrant and ethnic majority religiosity have been rise last few years. In this paper we focus (1) association between composition religious salience, (2) intergenerational differences in salience (3) role for salience. We perform analyses one five-point Likert scale item measuring among 3,612 16-year-old pupils Belgian secondary schools. National origin was used as a proxy ethnicity. Ethnic minority schools with higher...

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Insecurity theory states that religiosity is predominantly affected by insecurities experienced during childhood, instead of present insecurities. The empirical research these aspects, however, has been hampered the difficulty to disentangle past and contextual effects. In this respect, first-generation migrants offer an interesting case study allows us discern: (1) effects childhood (i.e. associated with origin country); (2) later life destination (3) individual in country. We test...

This article focuses on insecurity perceptions in conflict-affected areas. The authors apply sociological theories the determinants of perceived security risks and test hypotheses concerning social physical vulnerability, disorder integration area where Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has operated. study uses data from a survey conducted 2013 territory Faradje (Haut-Uele) applies multilevel models to 443 individuals living within 21 different villages internally displaced persons (IDP) camps....

Abstract Previous research has shown that ethnic school composition can have an impact on a number of outcomes for pupils. The influence pupils’ religiosity, however, not received much attention. Furthermore, the few previous studies examined this relationship relied cross‐sectional data, thus being unable to separate selection effects from causal effects. In note we use longitudinal data collected among pupils in third (2011–2012) and sixth grade (2014–2015) secondary schools Flanders,...

This article argues for an intergenerational perspective on migrant religiosity. Social integration theory is used to derive the hypothesis that second generation immigrants are less religious than first generation. Perceived discrimination introduced in migrant-religion research account stress buffering capacities of religion. On contextual level we suppose a positive effect na¬ tive religiosity and diversity. Three aspects examined, affiliation, subjective religiosity, praying. We use four...