Ethnic Identity as a Dynamic Process: Ethnic Identity Parameters

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10.2991/essd-19.2019.105How to use a DOI?

Keywords

German ethnic community, characteristics of ethnic identity

Abstract

The processes happening in the Russian society, such as globalization and urbanization, as well as its demographic situation have had a significant impact on ethnic groups and communities, including their ethnic identity. The purpose of this article is to identify the characteristics of ethnic identity and perceptions of ethnic minority groups, in particular, of Russian Germans living in the Russian Federation (Glazov, Vyatka-Kama region). To achieve the goal, the study used the field research methods to collect the linguistic material; sociolinguistic questioning and interviewing; socially differentiated analysis of the language material. The study analyzes the following ten parameters of ethnic identity in relation to the Russian Germans of Glazov: common historical fate, shared territory, religion, mode of life, family patterns, folklore, traditional crafts, behavior standards, psychological makeup, and ethnic language. The findings of the study suggest that ethnic identity of the Russian Germans is a changeable dynamic category. Certain distinctive characteristics of ethnic identity are developed under the influence of objective reasons (political system, ethnic policy of the state, territorial administration), as well as personal and subjective reasons (preserving the language, culture and traditions). This article will be of interest to researchers in the field of German dialectology and German speech islands.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Olga Baykova
AU  - Olga Obukhova
AU  - Galina Porchesku
AU  - Nina Evstafieva
AU  - Irina Andryushchenko
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Ethnic Identity as a Dynamic Process: Ethnic Identity Parameters
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education Science and Social Development (ESSD 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 477
EP  - 480
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/essd-19.2019.105
DO  - 10.2991/essd-19.2019.105
ID  - Baykova2019/07
ER  -