Brinbaum, Yaël

The Feeling of Discrimination Among Descendants of Immigrants: The Reflection of a Frustrated Educational Path and Persistent Unemployment - 2012.


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In this article, discrimination is analysed by intersecting young people’s perceptions with the reality of their entry on the job market and their educational path. A course of education impeded at the end of the 4th year of secondary school has an impact both on their future itineraries and on their obtaining a job. Admittedly, unemployment is linked to the level of education, but the descendents of immigrants from North and sub-Saharan Africa are overexposed to this, which shows up discrimination in hiring, deeply felt by the young people themselves.