Ethnic identification preferences among Germany's immigrants and their descendents [Elektronische Ressource] : a comprehensive perspective / Oshrat Hochman

Oshrat Hochman

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• Publié par: universitat_mannheim
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 18
• Langue: English
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Ethnic Identification Preferences among
Germany’s Immigrants and their Descendents:
a Comprehensive Perspective




Oshrat Hochman


Dissertation thesis written at the Centre for Doctoral Studies in the Social and Behavioural
Sciences of the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences and submitted for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of
Mannheim.

















Academic Director: Prof. Dr. T. Bräuninger
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H. Esser
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J. Brüderl
thDefense date: November 16 2010
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To Yotam, my firstborn רוכבה ינב ,םתויל
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 Acknowledgments:
Many people have assisted me in the writing and submission of this PhD dissertation and I would like
to thank them. First, it is my husband who made this gurney to Germany possible for us both, and who
provided me with the power and belief I needed along the way. My family in Israel, also provided me
with all the support needed, from a distance, and also up close.
Second, I would like to thank my Professors, Hartmut Esser and Josef Brüderl for their professional
and personal guidance, and their efforts to teach me how to be a good social researcher. I hope I am
now closer to meeting their expectations, and I will never stop trying to get there.
Third, I wish to thank my friends and colleagues at the graduate school, at the chair, and outside those,
for their good advice and support, both professionally and personally. The three years I spend writing
up my dissertation would have not been as joyful and successful without you all.
Finally, the completion of my PhD studies at the University of Mannheim was only made possible
thanks to the generous support I have received from the German Research Foundation, through the
Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences, and the Center for Doctoral Studies in the Social
and Behavioral Sciences.  
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 Table of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 The German context ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Ethnic identification and integration ............................................................................................. 3
1.3 The theoretical approach of the dissertation ................................................................................. 4
1.4 The methodological approach of the dissertation ......................................................................... 5
1.5 Outline of the dissertation ............................................................................................................. 6
2. Ethnic Identities and Social Categories11
2.1 Ethnic groups as social categories .............................................................................................. 11
2.2 Theories of social identity ........................................................................................................... 14
...................................................................................................................................... 26 2.3 Summary
3. Immigration and Integration in the Social Sciences .......................................................................... 27
3.1 Theories of immigration .............................................................................................................. 27
3.2 Theories of integration ................................................................................................................ 28
3.3 Theories of acculturation ............................................................................................................ 40
4. A Comprehensive Perspective to Ethnic Identification Preferences among Immigrants and their
Descendents............. 45
4.1 Predicting ethnic identification among immigrants and their descendants: the state of the art . 46
4.2 A utility based explanation for ethnic identification ................................................................... 51
4.3 Social learning, an alternative to the rational choice explanation of ethnic identification
preferences? ...................................................................................................................................... 52
4.4. Modeling ethnic identification preferences within the subjective expected utility model .......... 53
4.5 Bringing integration back in ....................................................................................................... 63
5. Immigration into Germany: Past, Present, and Future ...................................................................... 73
5.1 Immigration into Germany after the Second World War ............................................................ 73
5.2 Immigration policies, naturalization and integration ................................................................. 79
6. Modeling German and Ethnic Minority Identifications – an Empirical Test .................................... 83
6.1 Data and sample selection .......................................................................................................... 83
6.2 The German socioeconomic panel .............................................................................................. 83
6.3 The selection of indicators87
6.4 Method ....................................................................................................................................... 114
6.5 Findings....... 115
6.6 Summary...... 121
7. Extending the Model I: Self-regulation as a Motivation for Ethnic Identification Preferences ...... 125
7.1 Theoretical propositions ............................................................................................................ 126
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 7.2 Findings ..................................................................................................................................... 130
7.3 Summary...... 153
8. Extending the Model II: Ethnic Background as a Motivation for Ethnic Identification Preferences............................... 155
8.1 Theoretical propositions ............................................................................................................ 155
8.2 Findings ..................................................................................................................................... 157
8.3 Summary...... 181
9. The Fourfold Typology of Acculturation: Predicting Respondents’ Ethnic Identification Types .. 185
9.1 Data and methods ...................................................................................................................... 199
9.2 Findings....... 207
9.3 Summary...... 222
10. The Association between Leaving Home and Ethnic Identification ............................................. 227
10.1 The association between leaving home and changing ethnic identification preferences ........ 227
10.2 Data and sample selection ...................................................................................................... 230
10.3 Findings ................................................................................................................................... 235
10.4 Summary.... 242
11. Summary and Concluding Remarks .............................................................................................. 245
11.1 Motivation and aims ................................................................................................................ 245
11.2 The main contributions and arguments ................................................................................... 247
11.3 Ethnic identification and integration in Germany ................................................................... 249
11.4 Emerging adulthood: an opportunity to escape the ethnic enclave ........................................ 256
11.5 Limitations and open question................................................................................................. 258
Bibliography.......... 261
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................. 279

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 List of Figures
Figure 3.1: The fourfold typology of acculturation ............................................................................... 41
Figure 4.1 Mechanisms of social identity formation ............................................................................. 63
Figure 4.2 Summary of the theoretical propositions71
Figure 5.1: Estimates of the net number of migrants by five year intervals, 1950-2010 (in thousands) 74
Figure 5.2: The composition of the German foreign population between 1995 and 2007 (in percents) 75
Figure 6.1: Hypotheses summary ........................................................................................................ 101
Figure 6.2: Respondents’ mean levels of German identification across the sample waves ................ 107
Figure 6.3:f ethnic minority identificat