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Zusatztext "Overall, this volume allows for extremely valuable insights...The editors managed to pull chapters together that allow to understand specifics of the immigration to Germany and Israel but they did not forget the wider, comparative context... the volume offers great points of discussions with students to showcase both theory, and methods, while for professional researchers themselves, the sheer richness makes for a challenging yet, extremely rewarding read."— Dani Kranz, The Nordic Journal of Migration Research Informationen zum Autor Rainer K. Silbereisen is Research Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of the Center for Applied Developmental Science at the University of Jena, Germany. He is Past-President of the International Union of Psychological Science. Peter F. Titzmann is Associate Professor at the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zürich, Switzerland. Yossi Shavit is Weinberg Professor of Sociology at Tel Aviv University. He is the President of the Israeli Sociological Society and Director of Educational Policy Program at the Taub Center in Jerusalem, Israel. Klappentext Diaspora or 'ethnic return' migrants have often been privileged in terms of citizenship and material support when they seek to return to their ancestral land, yet for many, after long periods of absence - sometimes extending to generations - acculturation to their new environment is as complex as that experienced by other immigrant groups. Indeed, the mismatch between the idealized hopes of the returning migrants and the high expectations for social integration by the new host country results in particular difficulties of adaptation for this group of immigrants, often with high societal costs. This interdisciplinary, comparative volume examines migration from German and Jewish Diasporas to Germany and Israel, examining the roles of origin, ethnicity, and destination in the acculturation and adaptation of immigrants. The book presents results from various projects within a large research consortium that compared the adaptation of Diaspora immigrants with that of other immigrant groups and natives in Israel and Germany. With close attention to specific issues relating to Diaspora immigration, including language acquisition, acculturation strategies, violence and 'breaches with the past', educational and occupational opportunities, life course transitions and preparation for moving between countries, The Challenges of Diaspora Migration will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in migration and ethnicity, Diaspora and return migration. Zusammenfassung This interdisciplinary, comparative volume examines migration from German and Jewish Diasporas to Germany and Israel, examining the roles of origin, ethnicity, and destination in the acculturation and adaptation of immigrants. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I Diaspora Migration and the Consortium `Migration and Societal Integration': Introduction: migration and social integration: background and design of a large-scale research endeavor, Rainer K. Silbereisen, Peter F. Titzmann and Yossi Shavit; Why does the diaspora return home? The causes of ethnic return migration, Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda. Part II From Heritage to Home Country: the Migration Transition and Adjustment: Language proficiency and social identity in Russian-Hebrew and Russian-German preschool children, Joel Walters, Sharon Armon-Lotem , Carmit Altman, Nathalie Topaj and Natalia Gagarina; Age, input quantity and their effect on linguistic performance in the home and societal language among Russian-German and Russian-Hebrew preschool children, Natalia Gagarina, Sharon Armon-Lotem, Carmit Altman, Zhanna Burstein-Feldman, Annegret Klassert, Nathalie Topaj, Felix Golcher and Joel Walters; Acculturation and well-being among migrant and minority adolescents: a cross-national and cross-ethnic com...
