"Var kommer du egentligen ifrån?" - en kvalitativ studie om hur andragenerationsinvandrare i Sverige beskriver sitt identitetsskapande
(2017) SOPA63 20171School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to analyze how second-generation immigrants describe their identity formation in Swedish society, how the social environment influenced the identity formation and how labeling affect the process of identity creation. Our analysis is based on the globalization theory with its relevant theoretical concepts; hybridity, cultural and ethnical belonging and diaspora. The empirical data was collected through qualitative semi-structured interviews. Based on the empirical evidence, the analysis concluded that second-generation immigrants experience an environmental impact in their identity formation. The majority of respondents felt that the label “second-generation immigrants” is misleading and that prejudice... (More)
- The purpose of this study was to analyze how second-generation immigrants describe their identity formation in Swedish society, how the social environment influenced the identity formation and how labeling affect the process of identity creation. Our analysis is based on the globalization theory with its relevant theoretical concepts; hybridity, cultural and ethnical belonging and diaspora. The empirical data was collected through qualitative semi-structured interviews. Based on the empirical evidence, the analysis concluded that second-generation immigrants experience an environmental impact in their identity formation. The majority of respondents felt that the label “second-generation immigrants” is misleading and that prejudice contributed to difficulties in feeling belonging to the Swedish society. All respondents expressed that their sense of belonging to the Swedish society was contextual. The result has given us a conclusion that all participants describe their identity creation as a hybrid diaspora and belonging to two cultural worlds. (Less)
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- author
- Ahmeti, Antoneta LU and Muhssen, Larissa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Hybrid identity, Second-generation immigrants, Identity formation, Cultural belonging, Ethnical belonging.
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8910540
- date added to LUP
- 2017-06-09 09:48:35
- date last changed
- 2017-06-09 09:48:35
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