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Relations between Second-Language Proficiency and National Identification: The Case of Immigrants in Germany
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Abstract This article discusses and empirically tests the relations between German language proficiency
and national identification with Germany among first-generation immigrants in Germany. It presents three
theoretical arguments: (i) language proficiency positively affects national identification; (ii) c... mehr
This article discusses and empirically tests the relations between German language proficiency
and national identification with Germany among first-generation immigrants in Germany. It presents three
theoretical arguments: (i) language proficiency positively affects national identification; (ii) contrastingly,
national identification positively influences language proficiency; and (iii) there is a reciprocal relationship
between both constructs. To test these potentially contradictory claims empirically, we use data on firstgeneration
immigrants in Germany measured in four waves (1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003) from the German
Socio-Economic Panel study. Language proficiency is operationalized with the variable proficiency in
German language. Hypotheses are tested using autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation models.
Findings demonstrate an effect of language proficiency on national identification among immigrants in
Germany. However, data provide no support for an effect in the other direction.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; kulturelle Integration; Kompetenz; erste Generation; Sprachkenntnisse; nationale Identität; SOEP; Deutsch als Zweitsprache; Einwanderung; deutsche Sprache; Sprachverhalten
Klassifikation
Migration
Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie
Ethnologie, Kulturanthropologie, Ethnosoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Socio-Economic Panel; autoregressiv Cross-Lagged; ARCL
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 344-359
Zeitschriftentitel
European Sociological Review, 30 (2014) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcu043
ISSN
1468-2672
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung