title: [Asylum in Switzerland.  Some aspects of refugee migration].
abstract: "Switzerland is the European country which, after Sweden, has received the highest number of refugees (30,000) in proportion to its population.  Asylum seekers have increased considerably since 1979.  They are coming mostly from Third World, politically unsettled countries.  The essay presents the results of a survey conducted in Geneva on a sample of 549 asylum seekers assisted by public welfare agencies from 1974 to 1983. These refugees belong to the younger age bracket of the active population. About half of them have completed their secondary or tertiary education.  But their professional, social and cultural adjustment poses some problems.  The vast majority of them, in fact, are employed in unqualified occupations in the tertiary sectors." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolzman
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Musillo
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D006078:Government Programs; D006280:Health Workforce; D009790:Occupations; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012036:Refugees; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013557:Switzerland; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Acculturation; Age Factors; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Europe; Government Sponsored Programs; Human Resources; International Migration; Low Income Population; Migrants; Migration; Occupations; Organization And Administration; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Programs; Refugees; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Adjustment; Social Behavior; Social Change; Social Class; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Switzerland; Western Europe