Refugees' career capital welcome? Afghan and Syrian refugee job seekers in Austria

This study explores how refugees relocate, acquire, and convert cultural, social, and economic capital when entering the Austrian labor market. Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of practice, we conducted 35 semi-structured interviews with Afghan and Syrian refugee job seekers to investigate how the...

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Published in:	Journal of vocational behavior Vol. 105; pp. 31 - 45
Main Authors:	Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra M., Latzke, Markus, Pernkopf, Katharina, Zellhofer, Dominik, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Steyrer, Johannes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01.04.2018 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Bourdieu Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002) Career Careers Cultural capital Economic integration Employment Job hunting Labor market Labor market entry Occupations Portfolios Proactivity Professional identity Refugee Refugees Rules Social capital Social integration Austria Refugee Bourdieu Labor market entry Cultural capital Career Social capital
ISSN:	0001-8791, 1095-9084
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