Immigrant Incorporation, Education, and the Boundaries of Belonging

Contents
Notes on Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
	The Swedish Case
	Immigrant Incorporation and Schooling
	Symbolic Boundaries of Belonging
	Outlining the Chapters
	References
Chapter 2: School Choice, We-Ness and School Culture
	Introduction
	School Choice
	We-ness and Processes of Homogenization
	Method
	Bay City and the Studied Schools
	Ash Public
	Beech Ltd.
	Discussion
	References
Chapter 3: To Belong or Not?
	The Study
	Belonging, Non-belonging, and Symbolic Boundaries
	The City and Bridge Valley School
	Love for the Neighborhood and Feeling of Belonging to the Neighborhood and School
	School Choice and the “Domino Effect”
	Feelings of Belonging to Bridge Valley School
	Student Dreams and Achievements
	“Jokes” and Making Your Own “Other”
	Discussion
	References
Chapter 4: “Different from the Eyes of Others”: Negotiating Faith in a Non-denominational Educational System
	Framing
	Methods
	Multiculturalism, Incorporation, and Religion in Sweden
	Young People, Religion, and Non-denominational Schooling
	Cultivating Religious Dispositions
	Managing Religious Motivations
	Becoming Different Through the Eyes of Others
	Being the “Other” at School
	Being the Guest
	Recognizing Religious Identities as a Resource
	Discussion
	References
Chapter 5: To Construct Civility or Be Constructed as Anti-civil
	Theoretical Framework
	Representations of Muslims and Islam in Sweden
	Muslim Agency and Solidarity in the Swedish Civil Sphere
	Anwar’s Motivation
	Anwar’s Public Performances
	Anwar’s Performances for Multicultural Incorporation
	Discussion
	References
Chapter 6: Immigrant Incorporation, Education, and the Boundaries of Belonging
	Belonging and School Segregation
		Lack of Recognition
	“Swedishness” and Schooling
	Meaning, Reflection, and Interpretation
	References
Index