African Immigrant Families in Another France

Loretta E. Bass is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma, USA. Her research interests include demographic processes, stratification and childhood studies. Her book publications include The Well-Being, Peer Cultures and Rights of Children (2011), Sociological Studies of Children and Youth (2005), and Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa (2004).

"Focused on sub-Saharan African immigrant women and their families in France, African Immigrant Families in Another France illustrates the structural and cultural markers which characterize these immigrants' integration experiences. ... African Immigrant Families in Another France provides a helpful overview of a population often neglected in studies of migration in Western Europe." (Jean Beaman, International Migrant Review, 2016)

• 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