eprintid: 4235
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2023-07-28 11:31:36
lastmod: 2023-07-28 11:31:36
status_changed: 2023-07-28 11:31:36
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Witt, Phillip
creators_id: S4366018
creators_email: phillipsharifwitt@gmail.com
title: The Beauty in the Pain: Understanding Second-Generation Migrants Identity Formation in Germany
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Europe is currently witnessing a surge in immigration. The symbolic divide between majorities and minorities has progressively diminished over time. Yet, immigrants now confront a substantial wave of anti-immigrant sentiment and discrimination. By raising the question, “What are the experiences and challenges faced by second-generation migrants in Germany, and how do these experiences impact their identity formation, and their subsequent lack of belonging?” the objective of this research is to comprehend the process of identity formation among second-generation migrants and to gain insights that can facilitate more effective integration into society. Society must acquire knowledge and adapt to the presence of migrants and their descendants, as it ultimately benefits society as a whole. This research uses qualitative data analysis. Semi-structured in-depth interviews are conducted and analyzed through deductive-inductive techniques. The data suggest that second-generation migrants in Germany experience a form of identity shift, and navigate their lives with fluid identities resulting from experiences made because of their backgrounds. Second-generation migrants in Germany do not know where they belong and how to identify themselves regarding their ethnicity and nationality. Further research should be conducted to fully understand how this is relevant for society's current problems on the integration of second-generation migrants.
date: 2023
pages: 58
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Haisma, H.H.
tutors_name: Frentz-Gollnitz, M.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: H.H.Haisma@rug.nl
tutors_email: m.frentz-goellnitz@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Immigration
keywords_local: Identity
keywords_local: Society
keywords_local: Germany
keywords_local: Minorities
keywords_local: Discrimination
keywords_local: Belonging
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-07-11
citation:   Witt, Phillip  (2023) The Beauty in the Pain: Understanding Second-Generation Migrants Identity Formation in Germany.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4235/1/Final%20Project%20Kopie.pdf