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Integration of Moroccans in the Netherlands analysis by ‘Homals’ and canonical correlation techniques

L” intégration des Marocains aux Pays-Bas. Analyse par le procédé “Homals” et par corrélation canonique

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The author has submitted the data of a random survey on Moroccan workers in the Netherlands to two statistical analysis techniques: “Homals” (“Homogeneity analysis by means of alternating least squares”) and the canonical correlation technique, in order to test and evaluate a migrants integration model. The assumptions of the model are very well confirmed: social incorporation and cultural adaptation are very clearly correlated; the correlation is also very positive between the migrant’s incorporation and his subjective perception of it; finally the strongest correlation is observed between the importance of objective changes in the individual’s original culture and his degree of positive evaluation of new cultural values.

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Les données d’une enquête par sondage auprés des travailleurs marocains aux Pays-Bas ont été soumises par l’auteur à deux techniques d’analyse statistique: le procédé “Homals” (“Homogeneity analysis by means of alternating least squares”) et la corrélation canonique, afin de tester et d’évaluer un modèle d’intégration des immigrés. Les hypothèses du modèle sont très bien confirmées: incorporation sociale et adaptation culturelle sont très nettement corrélées; la corrélation est également très positive entre l’incorporation du migrant et la perception subjective qu’il en a; enfin la plus forte corrélation est observée entre l’importance des changements constatés dans la culture d’origine de l’individu et son degré d’ouverture à de nouvelles valeurs culturelles.

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Shadid, W.A. Integration of Moroccans in the Netherlands analysis by ‘Homals’ and canonical correlation techniques. European Demographic Information Bulletin 12, 148–163 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02917593

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