Identity Issues and Challenges Faced by Russian Immigrants in New Zealand

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dc.citation.volume1
dc.contributor.authorMaydell E
dc.contributor.authorWilson MS
dc.date.available2009
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAmong the processes cosmopolitan societies undergo at the present moment, is the unprecedented increase in mass migration across cultures. What challenges are faced by both immigrants, who have to settle in novel socio-cultural environments, and by the host populations accepting them? The current qualitative study investigates the nature of identity construction among Russian-speaking immigrants in New Zealand, applying thematic analysis for the interpretation of the data collected via 23 in-depth interviews. Among the most common themes articulated by the participants was the feeling of identity loss. A taken-for-granted sense of identity, brought by the participants from their culture of origin, was not validated by their new society of residence, mostly due to the lack of appropriate cultural resources. The participants were faced with a challenge of re-constructing their old identity, or constructing a new one, utilising the available resources in the community around them. At the same time, there was a sub-group for whom this challenge brought the realisation that the nature of their identity is cosmopolitan, rather than located within any particular culture or geographical space
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dc.description.notesOnline access: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/mcs/article/view/830
dc.description.publication-statusPublished online
dc.format.extent103 - 127
dc.identifier.citationCosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal, 2009, 1 (1), pp. 103 - 127
dc.identifier.elements-id279460
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1837-5391
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUTSePress
dc.relation.isPartOfCosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution License 4.0
dc.subjectImmigrant
dc.subjectGlobalisation
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.subject.anzsrc15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.anzsrc16 Studies in Human Society
dc.titleIdentity Issues and Challenges Faced by Russian Immigrants in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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