This study aims to investigate how second-generation immigrants with roots from former Yugoslavia construct their identities in relation to the concepts of "Swedish" and "immigrants". The issues that make up the study are how young women experience that the environment views them in relation to "Swedish" and "immigrants" and how they experience their own identity based on the two cultures in which they live. A qualitative method with semi-structured interviews has been used to gain a deeper understanding of the women's experiences. The theoretical perspectives that are used for the purpose to analyze the collected material are Symbolical interactionism, Goffman's theory about roles, and the identity theory. The results of the study show that the women find it difficult to identify themselves as “Swedish” as they have a strong connection to their parents' culture. Furthermore, they experience that those around them see them as immigrants, partly because of how they look and how they behave.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-52693 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Orovec, Olivera |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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