Parenting in the second generation. The changing family figurations of descendants of Pakistani, Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants in Norway

This study explores how second-generation parents in Norway manoeuvre generational and institutional relationships what consequences this may have for participation ethnicity-based networks majority society. The context is an advanced welfare state which ideals of dual-earner, gender-equal child-centred families are facilitated through provisions care the youngest children. We argue that moving towards a nuclear family model dyadic bond between children takes centre stage, strengthening dependency on institutions society redefining dependencies extended networks. transformed figuration become means negotiate position as established Norwegian communities. contributes by highlighting parenting lens transformations minority/majority can be analytically bridged showing relevance Elias’ figurational sociology understanding social integration processes.