Акултурация и идентичност на юноши имигранти. Анализ на случай от Франция
Acculturation and Identity of Juvenile Immigrants. A Case Study from France
Author(s): Aleksandra KirovaSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , History and theory of sociology, Social Theory, Family and social welfare, Sociology of Culture, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Globalization, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: acculturation; sociocultural adaptation; identity; adolescent immigrants; third culture adolescents
Summary/Abstract: This paper draws on the author’s ethnographic research with 11 – 15 years old adolescents conducted in a “prioriy” middle school in Normandy, France (2014 – 2017) and aims to explore these immigrant students’ experiences of acculturation, sociocultural adaptation and identity formation. In particular, I present the case study of a Moroccan boy in an attempt to uncover more profound aspects of these phenomena. I use the theoretical framework of Berry et al. (2006) regarding strategies for acculturation and identity processes in adolescence in order to analyse data gathered through ethnographic methods. Then, I illustrate how methodological pluralism can produce a nuanced picture and allow for alternative interpretations. In addition, followingPollock and Van Reken’s example of a third-culture kid, I use the concept of a third culture adolescent (Pollock and Van Reken 1999) to demonstrate how a migrant student with a diffuse profile, that defines him as marginal and confused, viewed through an ethnographic lens, can be thought of as someone creating “third culture”.
Journal: Българска етнология
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 195-209
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Bulgarian