VanDeMieroop2021
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | VanDeMieroop2021 |
| Author(s) | Dorien Van De Mieroop, Melina De Dijn |
| Title | A multimodal analysis of foreign national origin membership categories in Belgian blue collar job interviews with first generation immigrants |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Job interviews, Immigrants, Blue collar jobs, Multimodality, Membership Categorization Analysis, Gatekeeping, Interviews, Belgium |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Language and Intercultural Communication |
| Volume | 21 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 237-259 |
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| DOI | 10.1080/14708477.2020.1850752 |
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Abstract
We investigate the use of foreign national origin membership categories in four authentic, Dutch-spoken job interviews with first generation immigrants in Belgium applying for blue collar jobs. We draw on Membership Categorization Analysis and use a multimodal, micro-oriented approach. As such, we aim to uncover the many, often subtle, verbal and non-verbal ways in which these national origin categories are negotiated interactionally. Our findings indicate that because of these categorization mechanisms, the gatekeeping-process of job interviews becomes an even more challenging hurdle for candidates with a migration background especially when they have to compete with candidates with Belgian roots.
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