ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses the micromacro link in migrants' integration processes. Research with an interest on linking policy impact to migrants' integration is rare and lacks sophisticated operationalizations. The EURISLAM and Six Country Immigrant Integration Comparative Survey (SCIICS) are cross-sectional datasets and are not suitable for time comparisons. Persons living with parents exhibited more homogeneity in their marriage behaviour than those residing outside of their parents' household. At home, individuals are subject to parental control whereas those living away can emancipate themselves much more easily. Migrants' integration is a multifaceted process involving identificational, structural, cultural and social integration. Individuals who originate in collectivistic cultures characterized, according to Triandis, by the prioritization of collective goals over personal ones. Referring back to macro-structural theory, the book addresses the role of meeting opportunities.