PART I: AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND FRANCE -- 1. Introduction -- 'Another France' -- 2. Why Study Sub-Saharan Black African Immigrants in France? -- 3. A Post-colonial Bouillabaisse: Africans in France -- Context and Theory -- PART II: STRUCTURAL AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 4. Social Structures Shaping Immigrant Integration -- 'The Power of Skin' -- 5. Cultural Differences, Asserting Oneself, and Religion -- 'Take Your Place' -- 6. Identity and the Integration of Youth -- 'French on the Inside' -- PART III: THEORIZING INTEGRATION AND CONCLUSIONS -- 7. Conclusions -- Inequality, (Dis)Location and Sub-Saharan African Inclusion
Summary
"Immigrant incorporation is a critical challenge for France and other European societies today. Sub-Saharan African immigrant families experience 'Another France.' Racialization is inherent in the immigration process for African migrants, and a low immigrant status is granted, limiting their employment and social integration, and often irrespective of their qualifications or citizenship documents. First and second generation African youth report being, 'French on the inside, African on the out, ' because they hold a French mentality, but are continually put into an 'other' category. The 'power of skin' accords this status of 'immigrant other' which infiltrates all social interaction. Further, the practices of a French universalism and secularism taken together have become a straightjacket and 'ostrich policy' for France."-- Provided by publisher
