Strategies Of Identity Formation: Youth Of Turkish Descent In Germany (vs College)
by Ali Mehdi /
2012 / English / PDF
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Integration of immigrants and their descendants has been a socially
sensitive and a politically pressing issue in Germany, particularly
in recent decades. Being the largest immigrant group in the
country, and for a number of other reasons, the spotlight has been
on people of Turkish descent. From a sociological perspective, the
process of identity formation is a critical step in the direction
of integration. If immigrants of Turkish descent are to be
integrated in the society, it is crucial to inquire how they
conceive of themselves, and perceive how they are conceived by the
so-called locals. Heeding Goethe, Ali Mehdi goes out into broad and
open land to conduct in-depth interviews with seven young men of
Turkish descent, born in Germany, and to analyze – utilizing the
empathetic approach of the German hermeneutic tradition – the rich
diversity of identity strategies that the interviewees employ.
Integration of immigrants and their descendants has been a socially
sensitive and a politically pressing issue in Germany, particularly
in recent decades. Being the largest immigrant group in the
country, and for a number of other reasons, the spotlight has been
on people of Turkish descent. From a sociological perspective, the
process of identity formation is a critical step in the direction
of integration. If immigrants of Turkish descent are to be
integrated in the society, it is crucial to inquire how they
conceive of themselves, and perceive how they are conceived by the
so-called locals. Heeding Goethe, Ali Mehdi goes out into broad and
open land to conduct in-depth interviews with seven young men of
Turkish descent, born in Germany, and to analyze – utilizing the
empathetic approach of the German hermeneutic tradition – the rich
diversity of identity strategies that the interviewees employ.
