Abstract

This paper takes an interest in migrant families’ educational strategies in the upper-secondary school market in Stockholm. Based on interviews with parents and children in families living in a socially and economically disadvantaged neighbourhood, the analysis shows how conversion of symbolic and economic capital and assets between national-contexts and between generations shapes educational aspirations together with notions of pride, sacrifice, and guilt. What school choice alternatives that are considered viable options depends on the composition of assets and capital within the family, but also differs between family members depending on family dynamics and family members’ different social investments in the neighbourhood of residence. The paper argues that migrant biographies are embedded in a gift economy that influences families’ educational expectations. Moreover, parents and children identify sociospatial boundaries in the deregulated school market but develop divergent strategies to mitigate disadvantage.

摘要

本文对移民家庭在斯德哥尔摩高中市场的教育策略感兴趣。基于对生活在社会和经济弱势社区的家庭中的父母和孩子的采访，该分析显示了符号和经济资本和资产在国家背景和世代之间的转换如何塑造教育愿望以及自豪、牺牲和内疚的概念. 哪些学校选择方案被认为是可行的选择取决于家庭内的资产和资本构成，但家庭成员之间的差异也取决于家庭动态和家庭成员在居住区的不同社会投资。该论文认为，移民传记嵌入在影响家庭教育期望的礼物经济中。此外，父母和孩子在放松管制的学校市场中识别出社会空间界限，但制定不同的策略来减轻劣势。