Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida

This essay describes the theoretical and methodological approach behind the empirical case reconstructions that are discussed in the following articles. The essay also introduces a social constructivist and biographical theoretical concept of the creation and transformation of the constructions of c...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Rosenthal, Michaela Köttig
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FQS 2009-09-01
Series:Forum: Qualitative Social Research
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Online Access:http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1372
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description This essay describes the theoretical and methodological approach behind the empirical case reconstructions that are discussed in the following articles. The essay also introduces a social constructivist and biographical theoretical concept of the creation and transformation of the constructions of collective belonging before going on to develop the methodological implications. On the basis of empirical findings, this essay will discuss the enormous impact that the interaction between family stories and life stories with the historical and cultural framework has on the construction and reinterpretation of collective belongings. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0903191
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spelling doaj.art-b96f3598ff3c4a9c97d3b5771f738e752022-12-21T19:51:25ZdeuFQSForum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272009-09-011031260Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and FloridaGabriele Rosenthal0Michaela Köttig1Georg-August-Universität GöttingenFachhochschule Frankfurt am MainThis essay describes the theoretical and methodological approach behind the empirical case reconstructions that are discussed in the following articles. The essay also introduces a social constructivist and biographical theoretical concept of the creation and transformation of the constructions of collective belonging before going on to develop the methodological implications. On the basis of empirical findings, this essay will discuss the enormous impact that the interaction between family stories and life stories with the historical and cultural framework has on the construction and reinterpretation of collective belongings. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0903191http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1372biographical case reconstructionsconstructions of belongingsethnicityethnicization
spellingShingle Gabriele Rosenthal
Michaela Köttig
Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida
Forum: Qualitative Social Research
biographical case reconstructions
constructions of belongings
ethnicity
ethnicization
title Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida
title_full Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida
title_fullStr Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida
title_full_unstemmed Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida
title_short Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida
title_sort migration and questions of belonging migrants in germany and florida
topic biographical case reconstructions
constructions of belongings
ethnicity
ethnicization
url http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1372
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