Polish intelligentsia informed habitus and social distance strategies of UK Polish migrants

What is it about?

UK Polish migrants internal antagonism and conflict has been typically related to labour market competition. Seeking to develop this we argue that explanations of antagonism within the Polish community should also take into account the role of a Polish intelligentsia habitus. It is argued that not only can this intelligentsia habitus critically legitimise intergroup inequalities in status and power but also may impact on the patterns of a migrant’s integration, linkage to social networks, access to different capital resources, and interactions with the indigenous population.

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Why is it important?

This work is unique because little has been explained before about a Polish intelligentsia habitus and newly arrived Polish workers