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标题：In the Shadows" Exploring the Notion of "Community" for Temporary Foreign Workers in a Boomtown
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作者：Jason Foster ; Alison Taylor
期刊名称：Canadian Journal of Sociology
印刷版ISSN：1710-1123
出版年度：2013
卷号：38
期号：2
页码：167-190
语种：English
出版社：Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
摘要：The rapid expansion of the oil sands in northern Alberta in the early 21st century led to the use of significant numbers of temporary foreign workers. These foreign workers became a part of the region’s so-called “shadow population.” This paper examines how the presence of foreign workers affects conceptions of community and social cohesion through the experiences of foreign workers employed in oil sands construction. The study finds foreign workers are excluded from the life of the community due to their differential exclusion, vulnerable and precarious connection to the labour market, experiences of discrimination, and conflicted transnational community identities. The paper discusses the shortcomings of community and social cohesion approaches in addressing temporary foreign workers and considers the policy limitations of a widespread temporary foreign worker program.
关键词：migrant workers;social cohesion;multiethnic community, social exclusion