Breaking the stereotype. Processes of social mobility of the Chinese in Prato
Journal title MONDI MIGRANTI
Author/s Fabio Berti, Andrea Valzania
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2015/1
Language Italian Pages 19 P. 85-103 File size 70 KB
DOI 10.3280/MM2015-001005
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This essay show the results of a research about the dynamics of integration and social mobility of the Chinese community in Prato. Twenty-five years after the first settlements of immigrants, the hypothesis of the research is that the Chinese are not an "indistinct group" exemplified by opposition among the few who have the capital and the many who are exploited. The reality is much more complex and it shows, despite the many contradictions, a flux framework. In particular, we highlight two process that affect the traditional dynamics of social mobility: first, the younger generation that shows, often in conflict with the paths of the fathers, a break with the past; second, an emerging "middle class" that diversifies its business activities and has different lifestyles. So, the study of the retail market and consumption become two new and original ways to understand the complexity of Chinese in Prato.
Keywords: Immigrants, Chinese people, Consumption, Retail marketing, Middle class, Social mobility.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1322153
Fabio Berti, Andrea Valzania, Oltre lo stereotipo. Processi di mobilità sociale dei cinesi a Prato in "MONDI MIGRANTI" 1/2015, pp 85-103, DOI: 10.3280/MM2015-001005