Attitudes of the Arab Community in Relation to Cultural Identity and Social Integration in Germany

Hasan A. Ayed (Al-Dajah), Mamoon M. Mubark, Walid A. AL-Oweimer

Abstract


This study firstly aims to investigate the relationship between cultural identity and social integration. Also, to examine any potential variables related to cultural identity and social integration such as age, gender, residency, period of residency, education, wife nationality, income, getting German nationality and getting back the original nationality. The study based on a sample size of (138) respondents from the Arab community living in Germany during the summer of 2011. The researchers developed a questionnaire to measure the attitudes of Arab community towards cultural identity and social integration. The results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between cultural identity and social integration. The results also found that there were no significant differences in all independent variables according to cultural identity. In relation to social integration, the differences were significant regarding income, getting German nationality and getting back the original nationally after obtaining German passport. The significant were favoring for high income, getting German nationality and favoring for those did not get back their original nationality.

Key words: Cultural identity; Social integration; Arab community in Germany

Résumé Cette étude vise d’abord à étudier la relation entre l’identité culturelle et l’intégration sociale. En outre, d’examiner toutes les variables potentielles liées à l’identité culturelle et l’intégration sociale, comme l’âge, le sexe, la résidence, la période de résidence, l’éducation, la nationalité femme, le revenu, obtenir la nationalité allemande et reprendre la nationalité d’origine. L’étude basée sur un échantillon de (138) des répondants de la communauté arabe vivant en Allemagne pendant l’été de 2011. Les chercheurs ont élaboré un questionnaire pour mesurer les attitudes de la communauté arabe vers l’identité culturelle et l’intégration sociale. Les résultats ont montré qu’il y avait une relation positive significative entre l’identité culturelle et l’intégration sociale. Les résultats ont également constaté qu’il n’y avait pas de différences significatives dans toutes les variables indépendantes en fonction de l’identité culturelle. En ce qui concerne l’intégration sociale, les différences étaient significatives en ce qui concerne le revenu, obtenir la nationalité allemande et reprendre l’original à l’échelle nationale après l’obtention de passeport allemand. Le significatives ont été favorisant pour un revenu élevé, se nationalité allemande et de favoriser pour ceux ne pas récupérer leur nationalité d’origine.

Mots clés: Identité culturelle; L’intégration sociale; La communauté Arabe en Allemagne


Keywords


Cultural identity; Social integration; Arab community in Germany



DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.css.1923669720120801.2270

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