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Intergenerational Cultural Identity Among Turkish Immigrants in Sweden: A Qualitative Study of Cultural Maintenance, Adaptation and Social Belonging

Lopez Appelgren, Alissa LU (2026) UTVK03 20261
Sociology
Abstract
This study explores how cultural identity and belonging are experienced and negotiated among Turkish-Swedes across generations. Drawing on qualitative interviews with first and second generation participants, the study examines how identity is shaped through everyday practices, family relations, use of language as well as experiences of inclusion and exclusion within Swedish society. Thematic analysis inspired by Braun and Clarke (2006) was utilized to identify themes within the findings. These findings include negotiating belonging and hybrid identity, selective preservation of cultural practices, intergenerational transformation of values, language as emotional identity and Swedish society as a space of transformation. The analysis of... (More)
This study explores how cultural identity and belonging are experienced and negotiated among Turkish-Swedes across generations. Drawing on qualitative interviews with first and second generation participants, the study examines how identity is shaped through everyday practices, family relations, use of language as well as experiences of inclusion and exclusion within Swedish society. Thematic analysis inspired by Braun and Clarke (2006) was utilized to identify themes within the findings. These findings include negotiating belonging and hybrid identity, selective preservation of cultural practices, intergenerational transformation of values, language as emotional identity and Swedish society as a space of transformation. The analysis of the findings shows that cultural identity is not a fixed inheritance, it is a dynamic and relational process shaped through interaction between Turkish and Swedish context. The study further highlights a gap between institutional integration and social belonging. Overall, the findings contribute to migration and diaspora studies by showing how identity is continuously produced through agency, recognition and structural positioning within transnational social fields. (Less)
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author
Lopez Appelgren, Alissa LU
supervisor
organization
course
UTVK03 20261
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Cultural Identity, First generation immigrant, Second generation immigrant, Integration, Immigrant, Türkiye
language
English
id
9233647
date added to LUP
2026-06-23 16:09:01
date last changed
2026-07-03 12:14:10
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  abstract     = {{This study explores how cultural identity and belonging are experienced and negotiated among Turkish-Swedes across generations. Drawing on qualitative interviews with first and second generation participants, the study examines how identity is shaped through everyday practices, family relations, use of language as well as experiences of inclusion and exclusion within Swedish society. Thematic analysis inspired by Braun and Clarke (2006) was utilized to identify themes within the findings. These findings include negotiating belonging and hybrid identity, selective preservation of cultural practices, intergenerational transformation of values, language as emotional identity and Swedish society as a space of transformation. The analysis of the findings shows that cultural identity is not a fixed inheritance, it is a dynamic and relational process shaped through interaction between Turkish and Swedish context. The study further highlights a gap between institutional integration and social belonging. Overall, the findings contribute to migration and diaspora studies by showing how identity is continuously produced through agency, recognition and structural positioning within transnational social fields.}},
  author       = {{Lopez Appelgren, Alissa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Intergenerational Cultural Identity Among Turkish Immigrants in Sweden: A Qualitative Study of Cultural Maintenance, Adaptation and Social Belonging}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}