The Integration of the Second Generation in Germany Results of the TIES Survey on the Descendants of Turkish and Yugoslavian Immigrants

It is a common expectation in migration research that the second generation of immigrants in Europe will be better integrated into the different spheres of the receiving society than the first generation. Second-generation migrants are assumed to be in the process of gaining equality with the majority population, a process that will lead to complete assimilation of the generations to come. Another general understanding, however, is that migration shapes the host societies as much as these societies shape migration. In this context, the book presents a research report on the German results of the TIES survey (The Integration of the Second Generation in Europe). It elaborates various aspects of the integration of the second generation with Turkish and Yugoslavian migration background in Berlin and Frankfurt. Topics covered include educational careers and educational outcomes, labor market positions, segregation and housing, ethnic and cultural orientations, social relations, and family formation and partner relationships.