Integration of second generation young women 
from Magreb (plan)

by Sarah GILL (citizen of the world)

1 Introduction

The 'Beurettes': Today's French women or 1980s icons?

Beurette: a definition

Integration': a definition

The Maghrebian exodus to France

A dearth of documentation concerning women

The marches: a contributing factor in the change of status

Changing times for the Beurettes

Beurettes: the promoters of the North African culture in French society

2 The Beurettes'self-perception

"On ne peut pas décliner à l'infini les générations issues de l'immigration de la première à la énieme. Un jour, il faut savoir dire <ils sont Français>"

Division between the generations

Integration: a negative concept amongst the older generation

Ready proof of a successful integration

France: a multi-cultural country

From one extreme to the other: contrasting images of the Beurette

The middle way

Projecting an image?

Double culture: a blessing or a curse in regards to integration?

The influence of Islam

The religious symbol, the headscarf: a real hindrance to integration?

School education: an opportunity for the girls

School as a means of integration

Studies and independence

Family support: a paradox of encouragement and pressure

The next stage: employment

Associations: instigators of social and work related integration

Training and skill development

Projects, administration and guidance

Their role of mediator

The headscarf affair

The new negotiators

A return to traditions

Keeping the culture alive: preference towards men of a similar background

Attitudes towards mixed marriages

Inconsistencies of French nationality

Preservation of ancestral heritage

Origins: not always of prime importance

The ambiguous nature of the double heritage

3 The perception of the outsider

A brief history of Franco-Maghrebian relations: hostility and hospitality

The threat of Islam

The lack of social representation of women

The French Public's attitude toward the "Beurettes"

Evidence of a change in attitudes through the medium of the arts and the media

New generation, new genre and shift in focus

4 Conclusion

5 Bibliography

Reference books

Books

Edited books

Articles in edited book

Journal articles

Newspaper articles

Internet sites

Internet articles

Videos

Interviews

Associations

Part 6  Appendices

Statement  "I hereby declare that the text of this dissertation is substantially
 my own work".
Sarah GILL  23 March 2001  -  14.0000 words
 

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