Muslim-Turkish children in Germany: sociocultural problems
Author(s)
Date
1996Source Title
Migration World
Print ISSN
1058-5095
Publisher
Center for Migration Studies
Volume
24
Issue
5
Pages
18
Language
English
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Abstract
The integration of Muslim-Turkish children into the German school environment and more importantly, into the larger context of German society, is fraught with difficulties. A host of sociocultural problems hinders their acceptance into the German culture, chief of which is the conflict that comes with being torn between two cultures. Prejudices that lead to their isolation also contribute to their failure to gain acceptance. These cause personal and social identity problems among the children, torn as they are between the Islamic value-norm system and the German environment.
Keywords
ImmigrantsMuslims
Sociocultural patterns
Religious cultural groups
Turkish children
Germany