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Where are you Really from? (Trans)formation and (Re)construction of Identity
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS).
2018 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Within migration studies, the concept of identity has come to play a significant role in both immigrants’ and the descendants’ lives. The aim of this paper is to get more in-depth knowledge of how the Lebanese community construct their identity in Sweden by focusing on Scania region. This is done by analysing their self-identification, ethnic identity, cultural identity and how they feel they are perceived by the mainstream society. This qualitative study is based on six semi-structured interviews with first-generation Lebanese immigrants who came to Sweden in the 1980s because of the civil war in Lebanon. In addition, six semi-structured interviews with the descendants who are born in Sweden to two Lebanese parents. The results of the study show that the first-generation immigrants have a strong sense of being Lebanese. However, the descendants have developed a bicultural identity that is context dependent.

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Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle , 2018. , p. 41
Keywords [en]
identity, first-generation immigrants, descendants, ethnicity, culture
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22817Local ID: 25724OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-22817DiVA, id: diva2:1482749
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KS GPS International Migration and Ethnic Relations
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