Czekay, Jannika (2020) The social integration of refugees in Groningen. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Integrating as a refugee is met by many challenges, such as the quality of social ties to locals or access to housing and employment. Based on theoretical frameworks on integration three topics, mental health, housing and employment, were incorporated to research: “How are refugees experiencing social integration in Groningen?” Seven in-depth interviews were carried out, of which five participants were refugees. Two participants were Dutchmen, whose answers were used to provide an insight into Dutch cultural traits and the perception of the process of integration by locals. The analysis shed light on the importance of language. Not only are good language skills indispensable to advance on the labour market, but they also help to establish contact to locals. Most interviewees found these interactions to be inadequate, as opposed to contact to internationals. An explanation for the difficulties of forming social ties could be Dutch cultural traits. Because of governmental support housing is not a matter of concern for any of the interviewees in Groningen. Further, from the perspective of the host society and as noted by the Dutch participants, it was suggested that the Dutch government needs to focus more on the mental support of refugees in order to ensure that reported loneliness does not develop further into mental health issues. These findings complement former research on refugees in the Northern Netherlands and encourage to investigate experiences of female refugees.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Adaawen, S.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2020 09:24 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2020 09:24 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3300 |
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