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The differentiated role of language knowledge and linguistic acculturation strategies in the configuration of occupational aspirations: the case of the descendants of migrants in Western Catalonia
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One of the most influential factors in the future access to the labour market of a young descendant of migrants is their occupational aspirations. Sociodemographic, socio-cultural, and socioprofessional family elements or knowledge of languages are key in their formation. But in bilingual societies like Catalonia, the symbolism associated with languages is an added complexity. Thus, this article aims to analyse the influence and predictive power of linguistic knowledge and linguistic acculturation profiles on occupational aspirations, using a questionnaire completed by 205 young people of African, European, and Latin Americanorigin in Lleida. The findings indicate that better knowledge of Catalan and a profile of linguistic acculturation which emphasises this language predict above-mean occupational aspirations. Knowledge of Spanish has an unclear role and a profile prioritising Spanish is a negative predictor. We conclude that language knowledge becomes a resource 'through' its symbolic value, questioning theories postulating that multilingualism always allows/facilitates access to better occupations. ; This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness; under Grant EDU2017-82479-R; Agency for Management of University and Research Grants –AGAUR of the Government of Catalonia under Grant 2017 SGR 322; and RecerCaixa program -Obra Social la Caixa and ACUP under Grant 2016ACUP00020
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Catalonia; Descendants of immigrants; Language knowledge; Linguistic acculturation; Occupational aspirations
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/71137 https://doi.org/10.1080/14790718.2021.1898615
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The social valuation of skills. An analysis through linguistic work in the new economy
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In: TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) (2019)
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From "Spanish-Only" Cheap Labor to Stratified Bilingualism: Language, Markets and Institutions on the US-Mexico Border
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In: Departmental Papers (S&A) (2014)
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Bos i Solé, Alexia (ed.). Les fronteres del multilingüisme: una visió actual i pluridisciplinar sobre el multilingüisme en la societat contemporània. Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. 177 p.
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In: Treballs de sociolingüística catalana; 24 : Les ideologies lingüístiques; p. 445-448 (2014)
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Linguistic integration of the descendants of foreign immigrants in Catalonia
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Bilingual Call Centers at the U.S.- Mexico Border: Location and Linguistic Markers of Exploitability
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In: Departmental Papers (S&A) (2013)
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3.Coneixement i intensitat lingüística [Knowledge and Linguistic Intensity] ...
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El valor de las lenguas de los trabajadores europeos en Cataluña
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