A Spanish Ghetto?The Effect of Intermediary Structures on the Integration of Second Generation Immigrants
ISSN: 2594-0279, 1665-8906
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 173-199
Type: Article
More publications in: Migraciones Internacionales
Abstract
This article discusses youth marginalization and the qualitative process of ghettoization in a disadvantaged area of Madrid. This ethnographic study examines the role of intermediary structures (family, ethnic community and civil associations) on the life trajectories taken by young people who have been excluded from the education system. The results of this research show that the protective effects of these structures depend on the quality of their social capital. This case study also suggests that this kind of capital arises from a specific collaboration between ethnic, religious and secular organizations in which women play a decisive role.