“Boundary-Maintenance” or “Boundary-Crossing”? Name-Giving Practices among Immigrants in Germany
This study investigates why some immigrants choose names for their children that are common in their home country whereas others opt for names used by natives in the host country. Drawing on the sociological literature on symbolic boundaries, the first strategy can be described as boundary-maintenan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Names |
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| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2237 |