The Roma and the Russian Migrants in Finland – Ethnicity as a Means of Stereotypisation
The Roma and the Russian Migrants in Finland – Ethnicity as a Means of Stereotypisation
Author(s): Kai Viljami ÅbergSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Customs / Folklore, Recent History (1900 till today), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: Finnish Roma; Russian migrants; stereotypes; ethnicity
Summary/Abstract: This article explores ethnic stereotypes in interaction with shared identity in the intercultural communication: Finnish, Finnish Roma and Russian migrants in Finland. The key idea is to identify the salient features of ethnic stereotypes with the goal to manage stereotyping in the light of the constructivist theory (Berger and Luckmann,1966) highlighting categorisation and conceptualisation. The theory is validated by long-term empirical approach among the Roma since 1994 and among the Russian migrants since 2015. I argue specifically in favour of building a shared identity the analysis of which showed the possibility of considerable reduction of stereotypes. Several examples confirm and illustrate how de-stereotyping works and verify my findings.
Journal: Between the Worlds
- Issue Year: 3/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 57-80
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
