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Italy Bibliography of the African diaspora Labor citationsWhen Immigration Is Seclusion. The African-Italian Labor ForceCorradi, LauraSociology Dept U California, Santa Cruz 95064 [Tel: 510-644-1821; Fax: 510-848-5748] CONFERENCE: SSSP Society for the Study of Social Problems PUB. YEAR: 1993 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: United States LANGUAGE: English DOCUMENT TYPE: Association Paper (asp) AVAILABILITY: For ordering information, see the (NT) field. NOTE: Complete paper available from SA Document Delivery Service PREPAID at $0.25 per page, plus shipping/handling: $3.25 for US & Canada; $5.50 for all other countries. Length of paper: 19 pp. In an examination of everyday life in an African-Italian community, concepts of seclusion/exclusion & integration/inclusion are discussed using a comparative approach, & drawing on interview data from 3 female & 31 male African immigrants in a northeastern province of Italy. Although most respondents have regular jobs in factories, they are not decently housed, & feel excluded from the natives' social network. Other aspects of their lives discussed include: former occupations in Africa, gender relationships, opinions about Italians, religion, relationships with colleagues, education, reasons for immigrating, leisure time, eating habits, relationships with family & friends, racism, & political commitment. Questions are raised about: how the subjectivity of the migrant is constructed, factors leading to emigration, communication among nomadic identities, & escaping both integration & seclusion. (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Ethnicity and the Work Market: Immigrants in the Italian Economic SystemEthnicite et marche du travail: les immigres dans le systeme economique italienAmbrosini, Maurizio CONTRIBUTOR(s): Guillon, Helene Dipt sociologia U Cattolica Milano, I-20123 Italy Sociologia del Lavoro 1997, 66-67, 307-327. CODEN: SOLADG PUB. YEAR: 1997 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: Italy LANGUAGE: French DOCUMENT TYPE: Abstract of Journal Article (aja) NOTE: Translated from Italian by Helene Guillon. Immigrants to Italy meet the demand for workers in certain positions not sought by native Italians & are often assisted in finding work through organizations that facilitate the integration of new arrivals. Here, the idea that foreign ethnicity, instead of reinforcing marginality, makes acquiring work easier is examined with examples of Senegalese employed in Lombardy's steel, mechanical, chemical, building, & public works industries; Filipinos accepted in Milan as domestic workers; & Egyptians situated in entrepreneurial sectors. How cultural differences & networks of ethnic solidarity influence integration is considered, & an interactive model of the relationship between work demand & immigrant supply is presented. 34 References. D. Weibel
Effects of Stable Workplace Integration among Senegalese Immigrant Workers in Emilia-RomagnaEffetti dell'inserimento lavorativo stabile fra i senegalesi immigrati in Emilia-RomagnaCifiello, Stefano; Beltrani, Giorgio c/o Beltrani-U Trento I-38100 Italy Sociologia del Lavoro 1996, 64, 138-152. CODEN: SOLADG PUB. YEAR: 1996 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: Italy LANGUAGE: Italian DOCUMENT TYPE: Abstract of Journal Article (aja) Analysis of the insertion of Senegalese immigrant laborers into the local agricultural & industrial economy of Emilia-Romagna (Italy) indicates a shift from an expatriate, community-intensive, traditional vision of social & professional status to a materialistic, Westernized conception of social relationships. Drawing on research conducted over 8 years, it is found that Senegalese immigrants' concept of living standards & social relationships have evolved profoundly in the process of workforce integration. Over time, immigrants' interaction with native Italians increased as they abandoned their street vendor strategies & took jobs in Italian businesses. 12 References. Adapted from the source document
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