Deck 11: Immigration and Integration

Question 1

Which of the following questions is a descriptive question about migration and/or integration?

A) What are the consequences of international migration for the populations in the countries of origin?
B) How many people moved from South Korea to the United Kingdom in 2017?
C) Which social interventions are effective in promoting language learning of immigrants?

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How do you calculate the foreign-born share of the entire population in a country?

A) the number of immigrants in the country divided by the entire population in the country
B) the number of first and second generation divided by the entire population in the country
C) the number of first generation divided by the number of non-immigrants in the country

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the definition of "second generation"?

A) People born in the host country, with at least one parent being born abroad
B) People born in the host country, with both parents being born abroad
C) People with a migration background

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Imagine a country consisting of two groups: 80% of the population are affiliated to one group, the other 20% to the other group. In this case, the ethnic diversity index is:

A) 0.16
B) 0.32
C) 0.6

Question 5

When researching whether different ethnic minorities greet each other the same way as the ethnic majority greet each other, you are researching:

A) cultural integration
B) social integration
C) economic integration

Question 6

When researching the rate of high-status jobs amongst different ethnic groups, you are researching:

A) cultural integration
B) social integration
C) economic integration

Question 7

What is an example of the integration process?

A) the three-generation language shift
B) immigrants getting more children than natives do
C) marriages of immigrants becoming more endogemous over time

Question 8

What is meant by the idea of selective integration?

A) stronger integration with respect to one dimension of integration increases integration in another dimension
B) cultural and socail integration are highly related to each other, while economic integration works out independently
C) the dimensions of integration, or indicators thereof, work out independently

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The Schelling segregation model is often used to explain segregation as it uses social simulation, often called ___.

A) Actor Action Modelling
B) Collective Outcome Modelling
C) Agent-Based Modelling

Question 10

What can we learn from the Schelling model?

A) collective outcomes can be explained strictly by individual preferences
B) extreme levels of segregation can emerge under conditions of mild in-group preferences
C) collective outcomes are unstable situations, and thus are easy to influence