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Soviet Jewish Immigrants in Berlin and their Strategies of Adaptation to German Society
[collection article]
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
Abstract "Since spring 1990 approximately 5,000 Soviet Jewish immigrants have arrived in Berlin. They are part of a much larger influx to Germany which, to date, lies near 40,000 persons. Based on a three year research project among the immigrant population in Berlin, an analysis is offered of the types of a... view more
"Since spring 1990 approximately 5,000 Soviet Jewish immigrants have arrived in Berlin. They are part of a much larger influx to Germany which, to date, lies near 40,000 persons. Based on a three year research project among the immigrant population in Berlin, an analysis is offered of the types of adaptation strategies these immigrants follow in dealing with their new surroundings. Three (pairs of) variables appear to be especially significant in this respect. First of all, the level of compatibility of an immigrant's cultural capital with German society's institutional requirements (e.g. pertaining to labour market access). Secondly, the habitus an immigrant brings along, viz. Soviet cultural elite as compared to Soviet consumer habitus which are closely related to whether the immigrant has a Jewish identity or rather was socialised into the dominant culture. Thirdly, whether the immigrant's motives for emigration were of a conservative or innovative nature. The analysis results in a typology of four adaptation strategies." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
emigration (polit. or relig. reasons); social integration; Federal Republic of Germany; cultural identity; occupational integration; USSR; cultural integration; Berlin; immigration; Jew
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Method
descriptive study
Collection Title
Gesellschaften im Umbruch: Verhandlungen des 27. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie in Halle an der Saale 1995
Editor
Clausen, Lars
Conference
27. Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie "Gesellschaften im Umbruch". Halle, 1995
Document language
English
Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Campus Verl.
City
Frankfurt am Main
Page/Pages
p. 413-426
ISBN
3-593-35437-3
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications