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Abstract
Young people with migration background in Germany are often seen as having or producing problems. In this chapter, I discuss aspects of the German dominant discourse which still constructs this society as culturally and linguistically homogenous. I confront this perspective with language-based expressions by Germans with migration experience in e.g. Rap texts or political manifestos. While it is necessary to avoid simplified idealizations, I suggest that it would be beneficial for all members of German society not to position young people with migration background as deficient.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Negotiating Transcultural Lives: Belongings and Social Capital among Youth in Transnational Perspective |
| Editors | Dirk Hoerder, Yvonne Hébert, Irina Schmitt |
| Publisher | V&R unipress |
| Pages | 215-236 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3899711790 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Gender Studies
Free keywords
- Rap
- Germany
- language
- youth
- migration
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“Transfer of Cultural Praxes and Norms: Allochthonous and Autochthonous Youths between Parents, School, and Peer Group”
Schmitt, I. (Researcher), Hoerder, D. (Supervisor), Dracklé, D. (Assistant supervisor) & Hébert, Y. (Assistant supervisor)
2002/10/15 → 2007/07/02
Project: Dissertation