This book is an innovative presentation of the way in which the descendants of Muslim immigrants from Algeria in France perceive and deal with multiple social identifications.

Against the background of the theory and methodology (such as Saussure's sign theory, Znaniecki's sociology, and Brubaker and Cooper's concepts), Kubera offers a new analysis into identity in a multicultural society. The book revolves around a combination of the modernist and post-modernist paradigms: highlighting both the constant and situational aspects of social identity. By focusing on identifications, the author shows how to overcome the problem of "intangibility" of identity in research practice.

Touching on colonialism, gender, religion, migration, and racism, this will be an important contribution to students and scholars across sociology, anthropology, political science, law, and international relations.

Presents the precisely defined theoretical concepts and research tools used to describe social identification Provides insight into the world of one of the most stigmatised social groups in Europe Uses a biographical studies approach based on analysis of literary sources novels, diaries and authobiographies

Autorentext

Jacek Kubera is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, and Director of Board of the Florian Znaniecki Scientific Foundation, Poland.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to Research on Identifications.- 2. Names and Arguments: Algerians and Descendants of Algerian Immigrants in France.- 3. French and Algerian Identifications in the Context of the Colonial Period.- 4. Family and Religious Identifications.- 5. Identification with Immigrants.- 6. Identification with the Suburbs.- 7. Class Identifications.- 8. Conclusions.