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In social sciences dominant discourses on migration mainly address the subject of migrants’ social mobility within the receiving context. They particularly focus on the complex interrelation between the ethnic and class divisions that encourage the economic and political inequality in the country of destination (Alba/Nee 2003; Portes/Rumbaut 2006).
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Amelina, A. (2012). Scaling Inequalities? Sociology of Space and of Social Boundaries in Studies on Migration and Social Inequalities. In: Soeffner, HG. (eds) Transnationale Vergesellschaftungen. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-18971-0_49
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