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van Tubergen, Frank – Social Forces, 2010
Little is known about the language acquisition of refugees in Western countries. This study examines how pre- and post-migration characteristics of refugees are related to their second language proficiency. Data are from a survey of 3,500 refugees, who were born in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, former Yugoslavia and Somalia, and who resided in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Language Skills
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Zhao, Ruohui; Cao, Liqun – Social Forces, 2010
We apply Durkheim's social transitional theory to explain the variation of anomie in 30 nations in the world. Combining data from two sources--the 1995 "World Values Survey and the United Nations University's World Income Inequality Database" or WIID--we test the hypothesis that rapid sociopolitical change at the structural level disrupts social…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Democracy, Social Change, Cross Cultural Studies