Domain Belonging

Summary

Belonging is a key barometer of multicultural young people's status. It can be understood as the subjective aspect of settlement. Belonging determines multicultural young people's capacity to participate in cultural life; at the same time belonging is also generated by participation. Belonging is flexible and complex - refugee and migrant young people can experience varying forms of belonging to the nation, to local and global communities, to networks of friends and family, and to different institutional and cultural spaces.

Related Domains

Ethnic Community Belonging
Ethnic Community Belonging is a domain subset of Belonging
Intercultural Belonging and Mobility
Intercultural Belonging and Mobility is a domain subset of Belonging
Intergenerational Belonging
Intergenerational Belonging is a domain subset of Belonging
Local Community Belonging
Local Community Belonging is a domain subset of Belonging
National Belonging
National Belonging is a domain subset of Belonging
Settlement
Settlement is a domain subset of Belonging

Related Indicators

Cultural Indicator

Published resources

Reports

Cornfoot, S, Francis, S., Multicultural Youth in Australia: Settlement and Transition, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Also available at http://www.cmy.net.au/sites/default/files/publication-documents/Multicultural%20Youth%20in%20Australia%202007.pdf. Details

Created: 4 May 2016, Last modified: 5 June 2018